What color is #16FF60?

#16FF60 is a medium, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 255, 96), and in HSL hsl(139, 100%, 54%).

Is #16FF60 accessible as text?

On white, #16FF60 has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 15.51:1 (passes). For text placed on #16FF60, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #16FF60?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #16FF60?

#16FF60 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #FF14B5. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #16FF60 below.

Is #16FF60 good for buttons?

#16FF60 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #16FF60 — white text only reaches 1.35:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #16FF60 the same as CSS springgreen?

No — #16FF60 is not the CSS named color springgreen, but springgreen (#00FF7F) is the closest CSS named color.

#16FF60 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #16FF60

Not just a swatch — here's how #16FF60 works with other colors. Named schemes with #16FF60 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #16FF60 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 #16FF60 Surface #13161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #576770 Accent #7AFF96

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 #16FF60 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 #16FF60 Secondary #D3FFD7 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 #16FF60 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 #16FF60 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 44/100

Neutral

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

Softness 42/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 14/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 5/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 4/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 16/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 99/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 8/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 43/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 43/100

Moderate

Shifts noticeably in CMYK — expect it to dull on press.

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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 13.7:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #D7F8E1 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #14FFAD — 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 #16FF60 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #16FF60;
  --color-base-rgb: 22 255 96;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(87.2% 0.258 146.7);
  --color-50: #F0FEF5;
  --color-100: #D8FDE4;
  --color-200: #B1FCC8;
  --color-300: #77F8A0;
  --color-400: #46EC7B;
  --color-500: #22D25A;
  --color-600: #239F4A;
  --color-700: #1F7039;
  --color-800: #184828;
  --color-900: #112C1A;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  spring-green: {
    50: '#F0FEF5',
    100: '#D8FDE4',
    200: '#B1FCC8',
    300: '#77F8A0',
    400: '#46EC7B',
    500: '#22D25A',
    600: '#239F4A',
    700: '#1F7039',
    800: '#184828',
    900: '#112C1A',
  },
}

$base: #16FF60;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F0FEF5;
$base-100: #D8FDE4;
$base-200: #B1FCC8;
$base-300: #77F8A0;
$base-400: #46EC7B;
$base-500: #22D25A;
$base-600: #239F4A;
$base-700: #1F7039;
$base-800: #184828;
$base-900: #112C1A;
$base-hover: #00DC46;
$base-subtle: #C1F7D2;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#16FF60",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F0FEF5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#D8FDE4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#B1FCC8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#77F8A0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#46EC7B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#22D25A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#239F4A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#1F7039",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#184828",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#112C1A",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #16FF60

Color Lab

Pairs with #16FF60

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