HEX Color #16E224 (Limegreen)

About #16E224

The hex code #16E224 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Limegreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 226 green, and 36 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 90% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 124.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#16E224

RGB22, 226, 36

HSL124.1°, 82.3%, 48.6%

CMYK90%, 0%, 84%, 11%

HSV124.1°, 90.3%, 88.6%

LAB78.9, -76.8, 71.1

XYZ27.8, 54.7, 10.8

Decimal1499684

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16E224 #E216D3

Analogous

#6DE216 #16E28A

Triadic

#2316E2 #E22416

Tetradic

#166DE2 #E216D3 #E28A16

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16E224

#2FE53C

#49E854

#63EB6D

#7DEE85

#97F29D

#B1F5B6

#CBF8CE

#E5FBE6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16E224

#13C820

#11AF1C

#0E9618

#0C7D14

#096410

#074B0C

#043208

#021904

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.76:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.94:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.68:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

10.15:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16E224; }

.text-color { color: #16E224; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16E224; }

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