#16c97c Color Information

#16c97c 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 #16c97c. In RGB, it consists of 8.6% Red, 78.8% Green, and 48.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 89.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 38.3% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 154.2°, with saturation of 80.3% and lightness of 43.7%. The decimal value for #16c97c is 1493372, and its nearest "web safe" color is #00cc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #16c97c 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#16c97c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color22, 201, 124 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color8.6%, 78.8%, 48.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.914, 0.212, 0.514 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.891, 0, 0.383, 0.212 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color154.2°, 80.3%, 43.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color154.2°, 89.1%, 78.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.856, 43.399, 26.136 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color22, 136, 201 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1493372 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color71.825, -58.815, 27.127 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)71.825, 64.769, 155.239 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color71.825, -61.648, 46.237 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color65.878, -47.939, 22.593 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.263, 0.460, 43.399 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279683452 / 0xff16c97c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#00cc66 Copy
Last Updated: December 22, 2024

Shades of #16c97c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #16c97c, its pure hue is 154.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.3%, and its lightness is 43.7%. 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 #16c97c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #031910 to #13b06d.

Tints of #16c97c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #16c97c, its pure hue is 154.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.3%, and its lightness is 43.7%. 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 #16c97c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #33d08c to #e2f8ef.

Tones of #16c97c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #16c97c, its pure hue is 154.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.3%, 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 #16c97c, which range from #707070 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00df7f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #16c97c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #16c97c! For #16c97c, 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, #16c97c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #16c97c

This color, #16c97c, consists of 8.6% Red, 78.8% Green, and 48.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 22, Green = 201, Blue = 124. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #16c97c is 89.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 38.3% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R8.6%
C89.1%
G78.8%
M0.0%
B48.6%
Y38.3%
K21.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 22 201 124
Octal 26 311 174
Hexa #16 #c9 #7c
Binary 00010110 11001001 01111100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 89 0 38 21
Octal 131 0 46 25
Hexa #59 #00 #26 #15
Binary 01011001 00000000 00100110 00010101

Analogous Colors of #16c97c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #16c97c — which has hue 154.2° — its analogous colors are located at 124.2° and 184.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16c97c.

Triadic Colors of #16c97c

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 #16c97c — which has hue 154.2° — its triadic colors are located at 34.2° and 274.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16c97c.

Complementary Color of #16c97c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #16c97c — which has hue 154.2° — its complementary color is located at 334.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16c97c.

Split Complementary Colors of #16c97c

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 #16c97c — which has hue 154.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 4.2° and 304.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16c97c.

Tetradic Colors of #16c97c

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 #16c97c — which has hue 154.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 64.2°, 154.2°, 244.2°, and 334.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16c97c.

Monochromatic Colors of #16c97c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #16c97c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #115f3d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #58f6b2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #16c97c

We want to make getting started with #16c97c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #16c97c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #16c97c 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 #16c97c with other HTML elements.

#16c97c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #16c97c.
<span style="color: #16c97c;">The color of this text is #16c97c.</span>

#16c97c Background Color

The background color for this text is #16c97c.
<div style="background-color: #16c97c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #16c97c.</div>

#16c97c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #16c97c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #16c97c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #16c97c.</span>

#16c97c Border Color

This is a div with border color #16c97c.
<div style="border: #16c97c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #16c97c.</div>

#16c97c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #16c97c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #16c97c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #16c97c on a white background.</div></div>

#16c97c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #16c97c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #16c97c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #16c97c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #16c97c to White

This is a gradient from #16c97c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#16c97c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#16c97c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#16c97c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#16c97c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #16c97c to white.</div>

Gradient from #16c97c to Black

This is a gradient from #16c97c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#16c97c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#16c97c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#16c97c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#16c97c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #16c97c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #16c97c

In addition to using #16c97c 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 #16c97c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #16c97c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 22, Green = 201, Blue = 124). If you need details about the color coordinates of #16c97c 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 #16c97c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(22, 201, 124)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #16c97c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #16c97c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #16c97c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(22, 201, 124);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#16c97c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:22, green:201, blue:124, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:22 green:201 blue:124 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(22f, 201f, 124f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(22, 201, 124);
 

#16c97c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #16c97c the same way. For those with color blindness, #16c97c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #16c97c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #16c97c 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 #16c97c 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 #16c97c 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 #16c97c 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 2.2:1 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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