#16E966

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Springgreen.

About #16E966

The hex code #16E966 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Springgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 233 green, and 102 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 142.7° hue, 82.7% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16E966
RGB22, 233, 102
HSL142.7°, 82.7%, 50.0%
CMYK91%, 0%, 56%, 9%
HSV142.7°, 90.6%, 91.4%
LAB81.5, -73.0, 50.1
XYZ31.9, 59.4, 22.4
Decimal1501542

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.63:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.88:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.95:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16E966; }
.text-color { color: #16E966; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #16E966; }

Similar Colors

Springgreen
#00FF7F