#16CC00

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #16CC00

When working with digital screens, the color #16CC00 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Limegreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(22, 204, 0).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 20% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16CC00
RGB22, 204, 0
HSL113.5°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK89%, 0%, 100%, 20%
HSV113.5°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB71.8, -71.8, 70.4
XYZ21.9, 43.4, 7.2
Decimal1494016

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.17:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.67:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.08:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.22:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16CC00; }
.text-color { color: #16CC00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #16CC00; }

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