Nearest named color: Medium Spring Green
#16F397
#16F397
Nearest named
Medium Spring Green
Family
Green
Lightness
85.0%
Chroma
0.200
Hue angle
157.0°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.47:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
12.65:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#00FF99
CSS oklch()
85% 0.20 157

#16F397 is a mid-toned, cool teal-green. On the Color Lab it reads bold and ownable. It is too pale to lead as a primary accent and sits well as a supporting tone.

Palettes built on #16F397

Not just a swatch — here's how #16F397 works with other colors. Named schemes with #16F397 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Medium 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

Medium 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 Medium Spring Green.

Botanical Studio Lead · 5 colors

Medium 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

Medium 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 Medium Spring Green carrying the quiet middle.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Medium 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 #16F397 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 35/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 51/100
Moderate
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 16/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 29/100
Low
Loosely natural — an earthy edge without being rustic.
Vintage feel 16/100
Very low
Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.
Luxury 20/100
Very low
Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.
Brand distinctiveness 77/100
High
Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.
UI accent fit 15/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 41/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 58/100
Moderate
Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #16F397

For UI
For branding
For interior
For fashion

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 12.7:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #D7F6E9 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #16F3E0 — 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 #16F397 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #16F397;
  --color-base-rgb: 22 243 151;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(85.0% 0.200 157.0);
  --color-50: #F0FEF9;
  --color-100: #D8FDEE;
  --color-200: #B2FBDC;
  --color-300: #7EF2C1;
  --color-400: #4FE3A5;
  --color-500: #2BCA88;
  --color-600: #29996A;
  --color-700: #236C4D;
  --color-800: #1B4634;
  --color-900: #122B21;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}