What color is #16F166?

#16F166 is a medium, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 241, 102), and in HSL hsl(142, 89%, 52%).

Is #16F166 accessible as text?

On white, #16F166 has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 13.81:1 (passes). For text placed on #16F166, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #16F166?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is green-400 (#05DF72).

What colors go well with #16F166?

#16F166 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #F218A2. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #16F166 below.

Is #16F166 good for buttons?

#16F166 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #16F166 — white text only reaches 1.52:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #16F166 the same as CSS springgreen?

No — #16F166 is not the CSS named color springgreen, but springgreen (#00FF7F) is the closest CSS named color.

#16F166 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #16F166

Not just a swatch — here's how #16F166 works with other colors. Named schemes with #16F166 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #16F166 Secondary #ADB4B7 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7895A3 Anchor #2D3236

Spring Green keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #16F166 Surface #13161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #576770 Accent #78FF9A

Spring Green is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Spring Green.

Botanical Studio Lead · 5 colors

Lead #16F166 Secondary #4C6B3C Accent #AD6C00 Surface #EEEAD6 Anchor #3C2F20

Spring Green leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #16F166 Secondary #D2FFD8 Support #989286 Ink #17140F

Spring Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Spring Green carrying the quiet middle.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #16F166 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B6B09F Ink #2B2723

Spring Green sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

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Color Lab

How #16F166 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 43/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 44/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 18/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 11/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 8/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 20/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 92/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 13/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 40/100

Low

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 48/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

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People also use #16F166 with

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 12.2:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #D7F6E2 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #18F2B0 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #16F166 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #16F166;
  --color-base-rgb: 22 241 102;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(83.7% 0.238 148.1);
  --color-50: #F0FEF5;
  --color-100: #D8FDE6;
  --color-200: #B2FACD;
  --color-300: #7EF1A8;
  --color-400: #4FE385;
  --color-500: #2CC966;
  --color-600: #2A9852;
  --color-700: #236B3E;
  --color-800: #1B462B;
  --color-900: #132B1B;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  spring-green: {
    50: '#F0FEF5',
    100: '#D8FDE6',
    200: '#B2FACD',
    300: '#7EF1A8',
    400: '#4FE385',
    500: '#2CC966',
    600: '#2A9852',
    700: '#236B3E',
    800: '#1B462B',
    900: '#132B1B',
  },
}

$base: #16F166;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F0FEF5;
$base-100: #D8FDE6;
$base-200: #B2FACD;
$base-300: #7EF1A8;
$base-400: #4FE385;
$base-500: #2CC966;
$base-600: #2A9852;
$base-700: #236B3E;
$base-800: #1B462B;
$base-900: #132B1B;
$base-hover: #0CC851;
$base-subtle: #C1F3D4;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#16F166",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F0FEF5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#D8FDE6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#B2FACD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#7EF1A8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#4FE385",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#2CC966",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#2A9852",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#236B3E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#1B462B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#132B1B",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #16F166

Color Lab

Pairs with #16F166

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