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#116A79

#116a79 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#116a79 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.95% cyan, 12.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 188.65°, with 75.36% saturation and 27.06% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.1181

Complementary

  1. #116a79
  2. #792011

Split complementary

  1. #116a79
  2. #791136
  3. #795411

Analogous

  1. #117954
  2. #116a79
  3. #113679

Triadic

  1. #116a79
  2. #79116a
  3. #6a7911

Tetradic

  1. #116a79
  2. #201179
  3. #792011
  4. #6a7911

Square

  1. #116a79
  2. #541179
  3. #792011
  4. #367911

Monochromatic

  1. #031012
  2. #082f36
  3. #116a79
  4. #1aa5bc
  5. #3fcce4

Shades

#116a79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116a79
  2. #0f5f6d
  3. #0e5561
  4. #0c4a55
  5. #0a4049
  6. #09353d
  7. #072a30
  8. #052024
  9. #031518
  10. #020b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#116a79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116a79
  2. #297986
  3. #418894
  4. #5897a1
  5. #70a6af
  6. #88b5bc
  7. #a0c3c9
  8. #b8d2d7
  9. #cfe1e4
  10. #e7f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116a79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116a79
  2. #1c6c7a
  3. #276e7a
  4. #32717b
  5. #3d737c
  6. #49757d
  7. #54777d
  8. #5f797e
  9. #6a7c7f
  10. #757e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c646b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f667a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #515c79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00706f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b687a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #406279 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116a79 {
  color: #116a79;
}
Background
.bg-116a79 {
  background-color: #116a79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116a79 {
  border: 2px solid #116a79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116a79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 75% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116a79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116a79, #113679);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116a79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 121 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.74 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.03 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 10.48 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.52 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.98 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.56 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.56 #ee9586 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#116a79  rgb(17, 106, 121)  hsl(189, 75%, 27%)  Teal Blue
#792011  rgb(121, 32, 17)  hsl(9, 75%, 27%)  Maroon
#79116a  rgb(121, 17, 106)  hsl(309, 75%, 27%)  Byzantium
#6a7911  rgb(106, 121, 17)  hsl(69, 75%, 27%)  Olive