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#16615e color: Empress Teal

#16615e is rgb(22, 97, 94) in RGB and oklch(44.834% 0.06991 190.939) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

44.8%
0.070
191°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #16615e

#16615e is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 44.8% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.23:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, 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: #16615e mixed with white

  1. 16615e
  2. 33706d
  3. 4b7f7c
  4. 618e8b
  5. 779e9b
  6. 8eadab
  7. a4bdbb
  8. bacdcc
  9. d1dedd
  10. e8eeee

Darker: #16615e mixed with black

  1. 16615e
  2. 125351
  3. 0d4644
  4. 093937
  5. 062d2b
  6. 03211f
  7. 021514
  8. 010b0a
  9. 000303
  10. 000000

Calmer: #16615e with less saturation

  1. 16615e
  2. 22605d
  3. 2b5f5c
  4. 325e5b
  5. 385c5a
  6. 3e5b59
  7. 435a58
  8. 485957
  9. 4c5757
  10. 515656

Questions about #16615e

What color is #16615e?

#16615e is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Empress Teal. In RGB it is rgb(22, 97, 94), in HSL hsl(177.6, 63.03%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.834% 0.06991 190.939).

What colors go well with #16615e?

The complementary color of #16615e is #76444b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2d6148 and #1d5d70. The triadic partners are #614971 and #6d4e26.

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

White text reads better on #16615e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16615e a warm or cool color?

#16615e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 44.8% and its chroma 0.07.