#16AF00
A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.
About #16AF00
The hex code #16AF00 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Limegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 175 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 87% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#16AF00
RGB22, 175, 0
HSL112.5°, 100.0%, 34.3%
CMYK87%, 0%, 100%, 31%
HSV112.5°, 100.0%, 68.6%
LAB62.4, -63.7, 62.9
XYZ15.7, 30.8, 5.1
Decimal1486592
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.17:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.09:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #16AF00;
}
.text-color {
color: #16AF00;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #16AF00;
}