#16DB2C

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #16DB2C

When working with digital screens, the color #16DB2C is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Limegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 219, and 44.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 90% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 80% Yellow, and 14% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#16DB2C
RGB22, 219, 44
HSL126.7°, 81.7%, 47.3%
CMYK90%, 0%, 80%, 14%
HSV126.7°, 90.0%, 85.9%
LAB76.7, -74.5, 67.1
XYZ26.1, 51.0, 10.9
Decimal1497900

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.20:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.79:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.52:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16DB2C; }
.text-color { color: #16DB2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #16DB2C; }

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