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#116A6E

#116a6e ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#116a6e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.57% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.55% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 182.58°, with 73.23% saturation and 24.9% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 6.45.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.1155

Complementary

  1. #116a6e
  2. #6e1511

Split complementary

  1. #116a6e
  2. #6e113b
  3. #6e4311

Analogous

  1. #116e43
  2. #116a6e
  3. #113b6e

Triadic

  1. #116a6e
  2. #6e116a
  3. #6a6e11

Tetradic

  1. #116a6e
  2. #15116e
  3. #6e1511
  4. #6a6e11

Square

  1. #116a6e
  2. #43116e
  3. #6e1511
  4. #3b6e11

Monochromatic

  1. #031112
  2. #072a2c
  3. #116a6e
  4. #1baab0
  5. #38d9e0

Shades

#116a6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116a6e
  2. #0f5f63
  3. #0e5558
  4. #0c4a4d
  5. #0a4042
  6. #093537
  7. #072a2c
  8. #052021
  9. #031516
  10. #020b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#116a6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116a6e
  2. #29797d
  3. #41888b
  4. #58979a
  5. #70a6a8
  6. #88b5b7
  7. #a0c3c5
  8. #b8d2d4
  9. #cfe1e2
  10. #e7f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116a6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116a6e
  2. #1c6c70
  3. #276e72
  4. #327173
  5. #3d7375
  6. #497577
  7. #547779
  8. #5f797b
  9. #6a7c7c
  10. #757e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c6466 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61656e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #555c6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d676e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43626e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116a6e {
  color: #116a6e;
}
Background
.bg-116a6e {
  background-color: #116a6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116a6e {
  border: 2px solid #116a6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116a6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 73% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116a6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116a6e, #113b6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116a6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 110 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.45 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.01 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.05 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.40 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.78 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.78 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 11.45 #ee9591 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#116a6e  rgb(17, 106, 110)  hsl(183, 73%, 25%)  Myrtle Green
#6e1511  rgb(110, 21, 17)  hsl(3, 73%, 25%)  Rosewood
#6e116a  rgb(110, 17, 106)  hsl(303, 73%, 25%)  Purple
#6a6e11  rgb(106, 110, 17)  hsl(63, 73%, 25%)  Olive