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#106979

#106979 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#106979 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.78% cyan, 13.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 189.14°, with 76.64% saturation and 26.86% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 5.77.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.1159

Complementary

  1. #106979
  2. #792010

Split complementary

  1. #106979
  2. #791035
  3. #795410

Analogous

  1. #107954
  2. #106979
  3. #103579

Triadic

  1. #106979
  2. #791069
  3. #697910

Tetradic

  1. #106979
  2. #201079
  3. #792010
  4. #697910

Square

  1. #106979
  2. #541079
  3. #792010
  4. #357910

Monochromatic

  1. #021012
  2. #072e35
  3. #106979
  4. #19a4bd
  5. #3dcce5

Shades

#106979 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #106979
  2. #0e5f6d
  3. #0d5461
  4. #0b4a55
  5. #0a3f49
  6. #08353d
  7. #062a30
  8. #052024
  9. #031518
  10. #020b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#106979 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #106979
  2. #287886
  3. #408794
  4. #5896a1
  5. #70a5af
  6. #88b4bc
  7. #9fc3c9
  8. #b7d2d7
  9. #cfe1e4
  10. #e7f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#106979 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #106979
  2. #1b6b7a
  3. #266e7a
  4. #32707b
  5. #3d727c
  6. #48757d
  7. #53777d
  8. #5e797e
  9. #6a7b7f
  10. #757e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c636b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d657a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #505b79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a677a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f6179 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-106979 {
  color: #106979;
}
Background
.bg-106979 {
  background-color: #106979;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-106979 {
  border: 2px solid #106979;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #106979;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 105 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 77% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-106979 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #106979, #103579);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-106979 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 105 121 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.77 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 10.04 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.59 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.71 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.08 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.46 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.46 #ef9686 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#106979  rgb(16, 105, 121)  hsl(189, 77%, 27%)  Teal Blue
#792010  rgb(121, 32, 16)  hsl(9, 77%, 27%)  Maroon
#791069  rgb(121, 16, 105)  hsl(309, 77%, 27%)  Byzantium
#697910  rgb(105, 121, 16)  hsl(69, 77%, 27%)  Avocado