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#16504e color: Lacustral

#16504e is rgb(22, 80, 78) in RGB and oklch(39.422% 0.05835 191.739) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

39.4%
0.058
192°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #16504e

#16504e is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 39.4% lightness, 0.058 chroma and a hue of 192°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.16:1 contrast and black text 2.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lacustral (#19504c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #16504e mixed with white

  1. 16504e
  2. 30605e
  3. 47706e
  4. 5d817f
  5. 739290
  6. 8aa4a2
  7. a0b5b4
  8. b7c7c6
  9. cfdad9
  10. e7ecec

Darker: #16504e mixed with black

  1. 16504e
  2. 124443
  3. 0d3938
  4. 092e2d
  5. 062423
  6. 031a19
  7. 02100f
  8. 010707
  9. 000202
  10. 000000

Calmer: #16504e with less saturation

  1. 16504e
  2. 1e4f4d
  3. 254e4c
  4. 2a4d4c
  5. 2f4c4b
  6. 344b4a
  7. 384a49
  8. 3c4948
  9. 3f4848
  10. 434747

Questions about #16504e

What color is #16504e?

#16504e is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Lacustral. In RGB it is rgb(22, 80, 78), in HSL hsl(177.93, 56.86%, 20%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.422% 0.05835 191.739).

What colors go well with #16504e?

The complementary color of #16504e is #61393e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #26503c and #1b4d5c. The triadic partners are #513d5d and #5a4121.

Is white or black text more readable on #16504e?

White text reads better on #16504e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and black gives 2.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16504e a warm or cool color?

#16504e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 192 degrees, its lightness 39.4% and its chroma 0.058.