#16A02C

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #16A02C

Visually, #16A02C is defined as a vivid green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Forestgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 160, and 44.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 86% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 72% Yellow, and 37% Black. With a hue angle of 129.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16A02C
RGB22, 160, 44
HSL129.6°, 75.8%, 35.7%
CMYK86%, 0%, 72%, 37%
HSV129.6°, 86.2%, 62.7%
LAB57.6, -57.1, 48.3
XYZ13.4, 25.5, 6.6
Decimal1482796

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.10:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.18:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16A02C; }
.text-color { color: #16A02C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #16A02C; }

Similar Colors

Forestgreen
#228B22