#16c48d Color Information

#16c48d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #16c48d. In RGB, it consists of 8.6% Red, 76.9% Green, and 55.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 88.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 28.1% Yellow, and 23.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 161.0°, with saturation of 79.8% and lightness of 42.7%. The decimal value for #16c48d is 1492109, and its nearest "web safe" color is #00cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #16c48d is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#16c48d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color22, 196, 141 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color8.6%, 76.9%, 55.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.914, 0.231, 0.447 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.888, 0, 0.281, 0.231 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color161.0°, 79.8%, 42.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color161.0°, 88.8%, 76.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.878, 41.574, 31.913 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color22, 125, 196 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1492109 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.576, -53.332, 16.418 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.576, 55.802, 162.889 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.576, -58.833, 31.581 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.478, -43.962, 15.789 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.253, 0.423, 41.574 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279682189 / 0xff16c48d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#00cc99 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #16c48d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #16c48d, its pure hue is 161.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.8%, and its lightness is 42.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #16c48d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #031912 to #13ac7b.

Tints of #16c48d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #16c48d, its pure hue is 161.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.8%, and its lightness is 42.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #16c48d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #33cb9b to #e2f8f1.

Tones of #16c48d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #16c48d, its pure hue is 161.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #16c48d, which range from #6d6d6d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00da95 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #16c48d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #16c48d! For #16c48d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #16c48d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #16c48d

This color, #16c48d, consists of 8.6% Red, 76.9% Green, and 55.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 22, Green = 196, Blue = 141. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #16c48d is 88.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 28.1% Yellow, and 23.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R8.6%
C88.8%
G76.9%
M0.0%
B55.3%
Y28.1%
K23.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 22 196 141
Octal 26 304 215
Hexa #16 #c4 #8d
Binary 00010110 11000100 10001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 88 0 28 23
Octal 130 0 34 27
Hexa #58 #00 #1c #17
Binary 01011000 00000000 00011100 00010111

Analogous Colors of #16c48d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #16c48d — which has hue 161.0° — its analogous colors are located at 131.0° and 191.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16c48d.

Triadic Colors of #16c48d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #16c48d — which has hue 161.0° — its triadic colors are located at 41.0° and 281.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16c48d.

Complementary Color of #16c48d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #16c48d — which has hue 161.0° — its complementary color is located at 341.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16c48d.

Split Complementary Colors of #16c48d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #16c48d — which has hue 161.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 11.0° and 311.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16c48d.

Tetradic Colors of #16c48d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #16c48d — which has hue 161.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 71.0°, 161.0°, 251.0°, and 341.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16c48d.

Monochromatic Colors of #16c48d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #16c48d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #115d44 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #51f6c2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #16c48d

We want to make getting started with #16c48d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #16c48d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #16c48d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #16c48d with other HTML elements.

#16c48d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #16c48d.
<span style="color: #16c48d;">The color of this text is #16c48d.</span>

#16c48d Background Color

The background color for this text is #16c48d.
<div style="background-color: #16c48d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #16c48d.</div>

#16c48d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #16c48d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #16c48d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #16c48d.</span>

#16c48d Border Color

This is a div with border color #16c48d.
<div style="border: #16c48d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #16c48d.</div>

#16c48d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #16c48d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #16c48d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #16c48d on a white background.</div></div>

#16c48d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #16c48d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #16c48d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #16c48d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #16c48d to White

This is a gradient from #16c48d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#16c48d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#16c48d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#16c48d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#16c48d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #16c48d to white.</div>

Gradient from #16c48d to Black

This is a gradient from #16c48d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#16c48d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#16c48d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#16c48d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#16c48d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #16c48d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #16c48d

In addition to using #16c48d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #16c48d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #16c48d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 22, Green = 196, Blue = 141). If you need details about the color coordinates of #16c48d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #16c48d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(22, 196, 141)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #16c48d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #16c48d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #16c48d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(22, 196, 141);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#16c48d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:22, green:196, blue:141, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:22 green:196 blue:141 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(22f, 196f, 141f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(22, 196, 141);
 

#16c48d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #16c48d the same way. For those with color blindness, #16c48d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #16c48d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #16c48d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #16c48d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #16c48d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #16c48d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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