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#16625a color: Empress Teal

#16625a is rgb(22, 98, 90) in RGB and oklch(44.966% 0.07202 184.528) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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174°
100%

45%
0.072
185°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.93:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #16625a

#16625a is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 45% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 185°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.17:1 contrast and black text 2.93:1, 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: #16625a mixed with white

  1. 16625a
  2. 337169
  3. 4b8078
  4. 628f88
  5. 789e98
  6. 8eaea9
  7. a4beb9
  8. baceca
  9. d1dedc
  10. e8eeed

Darker: #16625a mixed with black

  1. 16625a
  2. 12544d
  3. 0d4741
  4. 093a35
  5. 062d29
  6. 03211e
  7. 021613
  8. 010b09
  9. 000303
  10. 000000

Calmer: #16625a with less saturation

  1. 16625a
  2. 22615a
  3. 2b6059
  4. 325e59
  5. 385d58
  6. 3e5c58
  7. 435b57
  8. 485957
  9. 4d5856
  10. 515656

Questions about #16625a

What color is #16625a?

#16625a is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Empress Teal. In RGB it is rgb(22, 98, 90), in HSL hsl(173.68, 63.33%, 23.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.966% 0.07202 184.528).

What colors go well with #16625a?

The complementary color of #16625a is #774350. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #326143 and #155f6e. The triadic partners are #5e4b76 and #714c27.

Is white or black text more readable on #16625a?

White text reads better on #16625a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and black gives 2.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16625a a warm or cool color?

#16625a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 185 degrees, its lightness 45% and its chroma 0.072.