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#11615e color: Empress Teal

#11615e is rgb(17, 97, 94) in RGB and oklch(44.729% 0.07188 190.987) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

44.7%
0.072
191°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.90:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #11615e

#11615e is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 44.7% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.25:1 contrast and black text 2.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Empress Teal (#10605a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #11615e mixed with white

  1. 11615e
  2. 31706d
  3. 497f7c
  4. 608e8b
  5. 769e9b
  6. 8dadab
  7. a3bdbb
  8. bacdcc
  9. d0dedd
  10. e8eeee

Darker: #11615e mixed with black

  1. 11615e
  2. 0d5351
  3. 094644
  4. 063937
  5. 042d2b
  6. 02211f
  7. 011514
  8. 000b0a
  9. 000303
  10. 000000

Calmer: #11615e with less saturation

  1. 11615e
  2. 1f605d
  3. 285f5c
  4. 305e5b
  5. 375c5a
  6. 3d5b59
  7. 425a58
  8. 475957
  9. 4c5756
  10. 505655

Questions about #11615e

What color is #11615e?

#11615e is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Empress Teal. In RGB it is rgb(17, 97, 94), in HSL hsl(177.75, 70.18%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.729% 0.07188 190.987).

What colors go well with #11615e?

The complementary color of #11615e is #77434b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2b6147 and #1a5d71. The triadic partners are #614972 and #6e4d24.

Is white or black text more readable on #11615e?

White text reads better on #11615e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and black gives 2.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #11615e a warm or cool color?

#11615e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 44.7% and its chroma 0.072.