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#16af49

a dark, electric green · cool · closest name: forestgreen

RGB
22, 175, 73
HSL
140°, 78%, 39%
CMYK
87, 0, 58, 31
Luminance
0.3131

Every format

HEX#16af49
RGBrgb(22, 175, 73)
HSLhsl(140, 78%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 58%, 31%)
LABlab(62.8 -58.6 41.4)
LCHlch(62.8 71.7 144.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.660 0.185 148.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16af49;
background-color: #16af49;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16af49] bg-[#16af49]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16af49;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.686, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16af49")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16af49 on white: 2.89:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16af49 on black: 7.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green68.6%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan87.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow58.3%
Key (black)31.4%

Color previews

#16af49 text on a black background

contrast 7.26:1

Card sample

#16af49 text on a white background

contrast 2.89:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #16af49;
Background color
Panel with #16af49 background
background-color: #16af49;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16af49;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 175, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 175, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16af49;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16af49, #16AFAF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16af49

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16af49 in the Color Lab