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#116f6f color: Active Turquoise

#116f6f is rgb(17, 111, 111) in RGB and oklch(49.249% 0.07985 194.873) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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180°
100%

49.2%
0.080
195°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #116f6f

#116f6f is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 195°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.95:1 contrast and black text 3.53:1, 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: #116f6f mixed with white

  1. 116f6f
  2. 347d7c
  3. 4d8b8a
  4. 649998
  5. 7aa7a6
  6. 90b5b4
  7. a6c4c3
  8. bcd2d2
  9. d2e1e1
  10. e8f0f0

Darker: #116f6f mixed with black

  1. 116f6f
  2. 0d6060
  3. 095151
  4. 064242
  5. 043434
  6. 022727
  7. 011a1a
  8. 000e0e
  9. 000404
  10. 000101

Calmer: #116f6f with less saturation

  1. 116f6f
  2. 226e6e
  3. 2e6d6c
  4. 376b6b
  5. 3f6a69
  6. 466868
  7. 4c6767
  8. 526665
  9. 576464
  10. 5c6362

Questions about #116f6f

What color is #116f6f?

#116f6f is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Active Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(17, 111, 111), in HSL hsl(180, 73.44%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.249% 0.07985 194.873).

What colors go well with #116f6f?

The complementary color of #116f6f is #884d52. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2d6f56 and #226a83. The triadic partners are #725380 and #7c5a28.

Is white or black text more readable on #116f6f?

White text reads better on #116f6f: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and black gives 3.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #116f6f a warm or cool color?

#116f6f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 195 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.08.