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#16502e color: Cal Poly Pomona Green

#16502e is rgb(22, 80, 46) in RGB and oklch(38.432% 0.08302 153.698) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

38.4%
0.083
154°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • green-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #16502e

#16502e is a soft dark green color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.46:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cal Poly Pomona Green (#1e4d2b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-900.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #16502e mixed with white

  1. 16502e
  2. 2f6041
  3. 467154
  4. 5c8167
  5. 72937c
  6. 89a490
  7. a0b6a6
  8. b7c8bb
  9. cfdad1
  10. e7ece8

Darker: #16502e mixed with black

  1. 16502e
  2. 124427
  3. 0d391f
  4. 092e18
  5. 062412
  6. 031a0b
  7. 021006
  8. 010702
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #16502e with less saturation

  1. 16502e
  2. 1e4f30
  3. 244e33
  4. 294d35
  5. 2e4b37
  6. 324a39
  7. 36493b
  8. 3a483d
  9. 3d463f
  10. 404541

Questions about #16502e

What color is #16502e?

#16502e is soft dark green. The closest named color is Cal Poly Pomona Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 80, 46), in HSL hsl(144.83, 56.86%, 20%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.432% 0.08302 153.698).

What colors go well with #16502e?

The complementary color of #16502e is #5d3156. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b4a11 and #005148. The triadic partners are #363f6f and #693125.

Is white or black text more readable on #16502e?

White text reads better on #16502e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16502e a warm or cool color?

#16502e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.083.