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#16cd49

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

RGB
22, 205, 73
HSL
137°, 81%, 45%
CMYK
89, 0, 64, 20
Luminance
0.4431

Every format

HEX#16cd49
RGBrgb(22, 205, 73)
HSLhsl(137, 81%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 64%, 20%)
LABlab(72.4 -68.0 52.4)
LCHlch(72.4 85.9 142.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.740 0.220 146.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16cd49;
background-color: #16cd49;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16cd49] bg-[#16cd49]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16cd49;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.804, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16cd49")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16cd49 on white: 2.13:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16cd49 on black: 9.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green80.4%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan89.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow64.4%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#16cd49 text on a black background

contrast 9.86:1

Card sample

#16cd49 text on a white background

contrast 2.13:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #16cd49;
Background color
Panel with #16cd49 background
background-color: #16cd49;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16cd49;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 205, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 205, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16cd49;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16cd49, #16CDC3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16cd49

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16cd49 in the Color Lab