HEX Color #16F00F (Lime)

About #16F00F

Visually, #16F00F is defined as a vivid green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lime. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 240, and 15.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 91% C, 0% M, 94% Y, and 6% K. With a hue angle of 118.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#16F00F

RGB22, 240, 15

HSL118.1°, 88.2%, 50.0%

CMYK91%, 0%, 94%, 6%

HSV118.1°, 93.8%, 94.1%

LAB83.2, -81.3, 78.3

XYZ31.6, 62.5, 10.9

Decimal1503247

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16F00F #E80FF0

Analogous

#86F00F #0FF078

Triadic

#0F16F0 #F00F15

Tetradic

#0F86F0 #E80FF0 #F0780F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16F00F

#2FF129

#49F344

#63F55F

#7DF679

#97F894

#B1FAAF

#CBFBC9

#E5FDE4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16F00F

#13D50D

#11BA0B

#0EA00A

#0C8508

#096A06

#075005

#043503

#021A01

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.55:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.51:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.49:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.48:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16F00F; }

.text-color { color: #16F00F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16F00F; }

Similar Colors

Lime

#00FF00