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#16616d color: Blue Lagoon

#16616d is rgb(22, 97, 109) in RGB and oklch(45.454% 0.0716 210.894) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

45.5%
0.072
211°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #16616d

#16616d is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 45.5% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 211°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.08:1 contrast and black text 2.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Lagoon (#00626f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #16616d mixed with white

  1. 16616d
  2. 33707b
  3. 4b7f89
  4. 628e97
  5. 789ea5
  6. 8eadb4
  7. a4bdc2
  8. bacdd1
  9. d1dee0
  10. e8eef0

Darker: #16616d mixed with black

  1. 16616d
  2. 12535e
  3. 0d464f
  4. 093941
  5. 062d33
  6. 032126
  7. 021519
  8. 010b0d
  9. 000304
  10. 000001

Calmer: #16616d with less saturation

  1. 16616d
  2. 22606b
  3. 2b5f69
  4. 335e66
  5. 395d64
  6. 3f5c62
  7. 445b60
  8. 495a5d
  9. 4e595b
  10. 525859

Questions about #16616d

What color is #16616d?

#16616d is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Blue Lagoon. In RGB it is rgb(22, 97, 109), in HSL hsl(188.28, 66.41%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.454% 0.0716 210.894).

What colors go well with #16616d?

The complementary color of #16616d is #79473e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c6359 and #2e5b7b. The triadic partners are #6d4769 and #655523.

Is white or black text more readable on #16616d?

White text reads better on #16616d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and black gives 2.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16616d a warm or cool color?

#16616d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 211 degrees, its lightness 45.5% and its chroma 0.072.