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#116d79 color: Carnival Night

#116d79 is rgb(17, 109, 121) in RGB and oklch(49.119% 0.0803 208.769) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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187°
100%

49.1%
0.080
209°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.49:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #116d79

#116d79 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 209°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.02:1 contrast and black text 3.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carnival Night (#006e7a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #116d79 mixed with white

  1. 116d79
  2. 347b86
  3. 4d8993
  4. 6497a0
  5. 7aa6ad
  6. 90b4ba
  7. a6c3c8
  8. bcd2d5
  9. d2e1e3
  10. e8f0f1

Darker: #116d79 mixed with black

  1. 116d79
  2. 0d5e68
  3. 094f58
  4. 064148
  5. 043339
  6. 02262b
  7. 01191d
  8. 000d10
  9. 000405
  10. 000101

Calmer: #116d79 with less saturation

  1. 116d79
  2. 226c77
  3. 2e6b74
  4. 376a72
  5. 3e696f
  6. 45676d
  7. 4c666b
  8. 516568
  9. 576366
  10. 5c6263

Questions about #116d79

What color is #116d79?

#116d79 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Carnival Night. In RGB it is rgb(17, 109, 121), in HSL hsl(186.92, 75.36%, 27.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.119% 0.0803 208.769).

What colors go well with #116d79?

The complementary color of #116d79 is #894e46. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1d6f61 and #306789. The triadic partners are #7a5077 and #735e24.

Is white or black text more readable on #116d79?

White text reads better on #116d79: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and black gives 3.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #116d79 a warm or cool color?

#116d79 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 209 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.08.