HEX Color #16AF3A (Forestgreen)

About #16AF3A

The precise color #16AF3A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Forestgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 175, and 58.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 87% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 134.1° hue, 77.7% saturation, and 38.6% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16AF3A

RGB22, 175, 58

HSL134.1°, 77.7%, 38.6%

CMYK87%, 0%, 67%, 31%

HSV134.1°, 87.4%, 68.6%

LAB62.6, -60.4, 48.0

XYZ16.4, 31.1, 9.1

Decimal1486650

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16AF3A #AF168A

Analogous

#3EAF16 #16AF86

Triadic

#3A16AF #AF3A16

Tetradic

#163EAF #AF168A #AF8616

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16AF3A

#2FB74F

#49C065

#63C97B

#7DD291

#97DBA7

#B1E4BD

#CBEDD3

#E5F6E9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16AF3A

#139B33

#11882D

#0E7426

#0C6120

#094D19

#073A13

#04260C

#021306

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.91:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.23:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.78:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.14:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16AF3A; }

.text-color { color: #16AF3A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16AF3A; }

Similar Colors

Forestgreen

#228B22