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#116d5f color: Forest Splendour

#116d5f is rgb(17, 109, 95) in RGB and oklch(48.12% 0.08309 179.255) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

48.1%
0.083
179°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #116d5f

#116d5f is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 179°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.22:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Splendour (#016e61). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #116d5f mixed with white

  1. 116d5f
  2. 337b6e
  3. 4c897d
  4. 63978c
  5. 79a69c
  6. 8fb4ab
  7. a5c3bc
  8. bbd2cc
  9. d2e1dd
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #116d5f mixed with black

  1. 116d5f
  2. 0d5e52
  3. 094f44
  4. 064138
  5. 04332c
  6. 022620
  7. 011915
  8. 000d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #116d5f with less saturation

  1. 116d5f
  2. 226c5f
  3. 2d6a5f
  4. 35695f
  5. 3d675f
  6. 44665e
  7. 4a645e
  8. 4f635e
  9. 54615e
  10. 59605e

Questions about #116d5f

What color is #116d5f?

#116d5f is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Splendour. In RGB it is rgb(17, 109, 95), in HSL hsl(170.87, 73.02%, 24.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.12% 0.08309 179.255).

What colors go well with #116d5f?

The complementary color of #116d5f is #84495d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #396b44 and #006a77. The triadic partners are #655386 and #80522a.

Is white or black text more readable on #116d5f?

White text reads better on #116d5f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #116d5f a warm or cool color?

#116d5f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 179 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.083.