#16a970

Color #16a970

A vivid, highly saturated dark green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 6.29 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#16a970

RGB

rgb(22, 169, 112)

HSL

hsl(156.7, 77%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(156.7, 87%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(87%, 0%, 33.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(61.41, -49.52, 19.5)

LCH

lch(61.41, 53.22, 158.51)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.143, 159.83)

HWB

hwb(156.7, 8.6%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9164f

Analogous

#16a926

#16a970

#1699a9

Triadic

#16a970

#7016a9

#a97016

Split-complementary

#16a970

#a91699

#a92616

Tetradic

#16a970

#164fa9

#a9164f

#a97016

Square

#16a970

#2616a9

#a9164f

#99a916

Shades

Color #16a970 mixed toward black.

#128d5d

#0f714b

#0b5538

#073825

#041c13

Tints

Color #16a970 mixed toward white.

#1cd88f

#43e7a7

#72edbd

#a1f3d3

#d0f9e9

Tones

Color #16a970 mixed toward gray.

#229d6d

#2f916b

#3b8468

#477865

#536c62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757681 · ΔE 31

Deuteranopia

#6d6384 · ΔE 40.4

Tritanopia

#2e8c8f · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 25.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #16a970;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16a970]

Related colors

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#16a970 (#16a970) is rgb(22, 169, 112) in RGB.

No, #16a970 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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