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#16615a color: Empress Teal

#16615a is rgb(22, 97, 90) in RGB and oklch(44.685% 0.07102 185.699) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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174°
100%

44.7%
0.071
186°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.89:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #16615a

#16615a is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 44.7% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 186°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.26:1 contrast and black text 2.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Empress Teal (#10605a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #16615a mixed with white

  1. 16615a
  2. 337069
  3. 4b7f78
  4. 618e88
  5. 779e98
  6. 8dada9
  7. a4bdb9
  8. bacdca
  9. d1dedc
  10. e8eeed

Darker: #16615a mixed with black

  1. 16615a
  2. 12534d
  3. 0d4641
  4. 093935
  5. 062d29
  6. 03211e
  7. 021513
  8. 010b09
  9. 000303
  10. 000000

Calmer: #16615a with less saturation

  1. 16615a
  2. 226059
  3. 2a5f59
  4. 325e58
  5. 385c58
  6. 3e5b57
  7. 435a57
  8. 485856
  9. 4c5755
  10. 505655

Questions about #16615a

What color is #16615a?

#16615a is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Empress Teal. In RGB it is rgb(22, 97, 90), in HSL hsl(174.4, 63.03%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.685% 0.07102 185.699).

What colors go well with #16615a?

The complementary color of #16615a is #76434e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #306043 and #175e6d. The triadic partners are #5e4a74 and #6f4c27.

Is white or black text more readable on #16615a?

White text reads better on #16615a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and black gives 2.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16615a a warm or cool color?

#16615a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 186 degrees, its lightness 44.7% and its chroma 0.071.