Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind green-600 #16A34A

Tailwind CSS v3's green-600 is #16A34A. It is a soft green in the green family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.627, chroma 0.170 and hue 149.2°. The nearest CSS named color is mediumseagreen (#3CB371), ΔE2000 7.1 away.

Relative luminance
0.2686
OKLCH L · C · h
0.627 · 0.170 · 149.2
Best text
Black 6.37:1
Hue family
Green
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#16A34A color codes

HEX
#16A34A
RGB
rgb(22, 163, 74)
HSL
hsl(142, 76%, 36%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.627 0.170 149.2)
OKLab
oklab(0.627 -0.146 0.087)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 58.84, a* -54.43, b* 36.21
XYZ (D65)
X 14.66, Y 26.86, Z 10.89
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(87%, 0%, 55%, 36%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #16A34A accessible?

Black text on it reaches 6.37:1, passing AA. White text manages only 3.29:1, enough for large text only.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    6.37:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +44

  • White text on it

    3.29:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −65

  • As text on black

    6.37:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −41

  • As text on white

    3.29:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +59

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #00883A 4.58:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.63 to 0.55 reaches 4.58:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #16A34A 6.37:1

    It already reaches 6.37:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #16A34A live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #16A34A

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #16A34A sits at step 500.

  1. 50#DFFFE4
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.56
  2. 100#BBFFC6
    White
    1.15
    Black
    18.23
  3. 200#8BF3A1
    White
    1.36
    Black
    15.43
  4. 300#69DA83
    White
    1.75
    Black
    11.95
  5. 400#43BD65
    White
    2.41
    Black
    8.70
  6. 500This color#16A34A
    White
    3.29
    Black
    6.37
  7. 600#008639
    White
    4.69
    Black
    4.46
  8. 700#006B2C
    White
    6.68
    Black
    3.13
  9. 800#004E1E
    White
    9.95
    Black
    2.10
  10. 900#003311
    White
    14.17
    Black
    1.48
  11. 950#001D07
    White
    17.81
    Black
    1.17

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 green scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#F0FDF4
    White
    1.04
    Black
    20.06
  2. 100#DCFCE7
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.12
  3. 200#BBF7D0
    White
    1.21
    Black
    17.32
  4. 300#86EFAC
    White
    1.40
    Black
    14.95
  5. 400#4ADE80
    White
    1.74
    Black
    12.05
  6. 500#22C55E
    White
    2.27
    Black
    9.21
  7. 600This color#16A34A
    White
    3.29
    Black
    6.37
  8. 700#15803D
    White
    5.01
    Black
    4.18
  9. 800#166534
    White
    7.13
    Black
    2.94
  10. 900#14532D
    White
    9.11
    Black
    2.30
  11. 950#052E16
    White
    14.90
    Black
    1.40

Gamut

How vivid #16A34A can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.176; #16A34A uses 96% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.246 there: 40% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.170
sRGB edge
0.176
Display P3 edge
0.246
Rec. 2020 edge
0.316
Dominant wavelength
541 nm
Excitation purity
44%
Chromaticity
x 0.2798, y 0.5125
  • This color#16A34A
  • Most vivid in sRGB#00A447
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.627 0.246 149.2)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #16a34a;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0 0.6634 0.2041); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #16A34A

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#8BD1A5
  • OKLab50%#9BD2A4
  • OKLCH50%#9BD2A4

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#0B5225
  • OKLab50%#033C17
  • OKLCH50%#033C17

Its complement #BE5CB9

  • sRGB50%#6A8082
  • OKLab50%#888888
  • OKLCH50%#C76E00
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #16a34a, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #16a34a 50%, white);

In use

#16A34A in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:16.37:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:13.29:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:13.29:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:13.29:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #00883A 4.58:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:16.37:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:15.68:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:15.68:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:15.68:1 Passes

Color vision

How #16A34A looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 26.7; tritanopia changes it least, 17.6.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

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  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #A49442 ΔE2000 24.9

    Distinct

    Reads as light soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #958951 ΔE2000 23.7

    Distinct

    Reads as muted amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #00A08F ΔE2000 17.6

    Distinct

    Reads as soft cyan

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #8E8E8E ΔE2000 26.7

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #BE5CB9. Their lightness contrast is only 1.17:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#16A34A · #BE5CB979.5Stays distinct
Protanopia#A49442 · #5579BC49.3Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#958951 · #7386B639.3Stays distinct
Tritanopia#00A08F · #C4658258.6Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E · #8181814.7Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #16A34A

Its complement is #BE5CB9, a soft magenta.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#16A34A
  • Complement#BE5CB9

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#7F9400
  • Base#16A34A
  • +30°#009E8A

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#16A34A
  • +120°#5F7FEE
  • +240°#DC5748

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#16A34A
  • +150°#986CDF
  • +210°#D55385

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-green-600: #16a34a;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as green-600;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        green: { 600: '#16a34a' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own green-600; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-green-600: oklch(0.627 0.170 149.2);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "green-600": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.0863, 0.6392, 0.2902],
        "hex": "#16a34a"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 green-600"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let green600 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.086, green: 0.639, blue: 0.290, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Green600 = Color(0xFF16A34A)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #16A34A in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.