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#16656D

#16656d ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#16656d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 7.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 185.52°, with 66.41% saturation and 25.69% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 8.59.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.1058

Complementary

  1. #16656d
  2. #6d1e16

Split complementary

  1. #16656d
  2. #6d163a
  3. #6d4a16

Analogous

  1. #166d4a
  2. #16656d
  3. #163a6d

Triadic

  1. #16656d
  2. #6d1665
  3. #656d16

Tetradic

  1. #16656d
  2. #1e166d
  3. #6d1e16
  4. #656d16

Square

  1. #16656d
  2. #4a166d
  3. #6d1e16
  4. #3a6d16

Monochromatic

  1. #031011
  2. #092a2d
  3. #16656d
  4. #23a0ad
  5. #43cbd9

Shades

#16656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16656d
  2. #145b62
  3. #125157
  4. #0f474c
  5. #0d3d41
  6. #0b3337
  7. #09282c
  8. #071e21
  9. #041416
  10. #020a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#16656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16656d
  2. #2d747c
  3. #45848a
  4. #5c9399
  5. #73a3a7
  6. #8bb2b6
  7. #a2c1c5
  8. #b9d1d3
  9. #d0e0e2
  10. #e8f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16656d
  2. #21686f
  3. #2b6a71
  4. #366d73
  5. #407075
  6. #4b7377
  7. #567578
  8. #60787a
  9. #6b7b7c
  10. #757d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c616e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #50586d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #49626d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #405d6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00686a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16656d {
  color: #16656d;
}
Background
.bg-16656d {
  background-color: #16656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16656d {
  border: 2px solid #16656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 66% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16656d, #163a6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.59 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.82 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.27 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.27 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.31 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.34 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.76 #e99a92 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#16656d  rgb(22, 101, 109)  hsl(186, 66%, 26%)  Teal Blue
#6d1e16  rgb(109, 30, 22)  hsl(6, 66%, 26%)  Falu Red
#6d1665  rgb(109, 22, 101)  hsl(306, 66%, 26%)  Byzantium
#656d16  rgb(101, 109, 22)  hsl(66, 66%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green