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#106972

#106972 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#106972 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 41.18% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.96% cyan, 7.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 185.51°, with 75.38% saturation and 25.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 7.75.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.1143

Complementary

  1. #106972
  2. #721910

Split complementary

  1. #106972
  2. #721038
  3. #724a10

Analogous

  1. #10724a
  2. #106972
  3. #103872

Triadic

  1. #106972
  2. #721069
  3. #697210

Tetradic

  1. #106972
  2. #191072
  3. #721910
  4. #697210

Square

  1. #106972
  2. #4a1072
  3. #721910
  4. #387210

Monochromatic

  1. #031012
  2. #072b2f
  3. #106972
  4. #19a7b5
  5. #38d3e3

Shades

#106972 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #106972
  2. #0e5f67
  3. #0d545b
  4. #0b4a50
  5. #0a3f44
  6. #083539
  7. #062a2e
  8. #052022
  9. #031517
  10. #020b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#106972 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #106972
  2. #287880
  3. #40878e
  4. #58969c
  5. #70a5aa
  6. #88b4b9
  7. #9fc3c7
  8. #b7d2d5
  9. #cfe1e3
  10. #e7f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#106972 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #106972
  2. #1b6b73
  3. #266e75
  4. #327076
  5. #3d7278
  6. #487579
  7. #53777a
  8. #5e797c
  9. #6a7b7d
  10. #757e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b6367 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f6473 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525b72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b6672 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #416172 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-106972 {
  color: #106972;
}
Background
.bg-106972 {
  background-color: #106972;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-106972 {
  border: 2px solid #106972;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #106972;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 105 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 75% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-106972 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #106972, #103872);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-106972 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 105 114 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.75 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.13 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.20 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.17 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.62 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.63 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.63 #ef968d Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#106972  rgb(16, 105, 114)  hsl(186, 75%, 25%)  Teal Blue
#721910  rgb(114, 25, 16)  hsl(6, 75%, 25%)  Falu Red
#721069  rgb(114, 16, 105)  hsl(306, 75%, 25%)  Purple
#697210  rgb(105, 114, 16)  hsl(66, 75%, 25%)  Olive