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#116e72 color: Active Turquoise

#116e72 is rgb(17, 110, 114) in RGB and oklch(49.096% 0.07924 199.521) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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182°
100%

49.1%
0.079
200°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #116e72

#116e72 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Active Turquoise (#006f72). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #116e72 mixed with white

  1. 116e72
  2. 347c7f
  3. 4d8a8d
  4. 64989a
  5. 7aa6a8
  6. 90b5b6
  7. a6c3c4
  8. bcd2d3
  9. d2e1e1
  10. e8f0f0

Darker: #116e72 mixed with black

  1. 116e72
  2. 0d5f62
  3. 095053
  4. 064144
  5. 043336
  6. 022628
  7. 01191b
  8. 000e0e
  9. 000404
  10. 000101

Calmer: #116e72 with less saturation

  1. 116e72
  2. 226d70
  3. 2e6c6f
  4. 376a6d
  5. 3f696b
  6. 456869
  7. 4c6668
  8. 516566
  9. 576464
  10. 5c6262

Questions about #116e72

What color is #116e72?

#116e72 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Active Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(17, 110, 114), in HSL hsl(182.47, 74.05%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.096% 0.07924 199.521).

What colors go well with #116e72?

The complementary color of #116e72 is #884d4e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #286f59 and #276985. The triadic partners are #74527d and #785b27.

Is white or black text more readable on #116e72?

White text reads better on #116e72: white gives a contrast ratio of 6:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #116e72 a warm or cool color?

#116e72 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.079.