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#16400A

#16400a ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#16400a is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.38% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 106.67°, with 72.97% saturation and 14.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 7.86.

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Relative luminance0.0386

Complementary

  1. #16400a
  2. #340a40

Split complementary

  1. #16400a
  2. #190a40
  3. #400a31

Analogous

  1. #31400a
  2. #16400a
  3. #0a4019

Triadic

  1. #16400a
  2. #0a1640
  3. #400a16

Tetradic

  1. #16400a
  2. #0a4034
  3. #340a40
  4. #400a16

Square

  1. #16400a
  2. #0a3140
  3. #340a40
  4. #40190a

Monochromatic

  1. #061203
  2. #061203
  3. #16400a
  4. #2d8214
  5. #43c41f

Shades

#16400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16400a
  2. #143a09
  3. #123308
  4. #0f2d07
  5. #0d2606
  6. #0b2005
  7. #091a04
  8. #071303
  9. #040d02
  10. #020601
  11. #000000

Tints

#16400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16400a
  2. #2d5323
  3. #45663b
  4. #5c7954
  5. #738c6c
  6. #8ba085
  7. #a2b39d
  8. #b9c6b6
  9. #d0d9ce
  10. #e8ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16400a
  2. #214616
  3. #2b4d22
  4. #36532d
  5. #405a39
  6. #4b6045
  7. #566651
  8. #606d5d
  9. #6b7368
  10. #757a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3b2b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #423902 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d3610 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #113e36 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #353c05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #313a0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #133f2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16400a {
  color: #16400a;
}
Background
.bg-16400a {
  background-color: #16400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16400a {
  border: 2px solid #16400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16400a, #0a4019);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 7.86 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.55 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 11.05 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.37 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.64 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 12.33 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 12.95 #e9bff5 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#16400a  rgb(22, 64, 10)  hsl(107, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#340a40  rgb(52, 10, 64)  hsl(287, 73%, 15%)  Persian Indigo
#0a1640  rgb(10, 22, 64)  hsl(227, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue
#400a16  rgb(64, 10, 22)  hsl(347, 73%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum