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#16626e color: Seamount

#16626e is rgb(22, 98, 110) in RGB and oklch(45.769% 0.07221 210.725) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

45.8%
0.072
211°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.01:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #16626e

#16626e is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 211°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.99:1 contrast and black text 3.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Seamount (#15646d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #16626e mixed with white

  1. 16626e
  2. 34717c
  3. 4b8089
  4. 628f97
  5. 789ea6
  6. 8eaeb4
  7. a4bec3
  8. baced2
  9. d1dee1
  10. e8eef0

Darker: #16626e mixed with black

  1. 16626e
  2. 12545f
  3. 0d4750
  4. 093a41
  5. 062d33
  6. 032126
  7. 021619
  8. 010b0e
  9. 000304
  10. 000001

Calmer: #16626e with less saturation

  1. 16626e
  2. 22616c
  3. 2b606a
  4. 335f67
  5. 3a5e65
  6. 3f5d63
  7. 455c60
  8. 4a5b5e
  9. 4f5a5c
  10. 53595a

Questions about #16626e

What color is #16626e?

#16626e is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Seamount. In RGB it is rgb(22, 98, 110), in HSL hsl(188.18, 66.67%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.769% 0.07221 210.725).

What colors go well with #16626e?

The complementary color of #16626e is #7b473f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c6459 and #2e5c7c. The triadic partners are #6e486a and #675623.

Is white or black text more readable on #16626e?

White text reads better on #16626e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and black gives 3.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16626e a warm or cool color?

#16626e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 211 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.072.