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#16695e color: Evergreen Forest

#16695e is rgb(22, 105, 94) in RGB and oklch(47.063% 0.07757 181.744) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

47.1%
0.078
182°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-800
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.22:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #16695e

#16695e is a dusty dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.1% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 182°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.53:1 contrast and black text 3.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Evergreen Forest (#0e695f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #16695e mixed with white

  1. 16695e
  2. 35776d
  3. 4d867c
  4. 63948b
  5. 79a39b
  6. 8fb2ab
  7. a5c1bb
  8. bbd0cc
  9. d2e0dd
  10. e8efee

Darker: #16695e mixed with black

  1. 16695e
  2. 125a51
  3. 0d4c44
  4. 093e37
  5. 06312b
  6. 03241f
  7. 021814
  8. 010c0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #16695e with less saturation

  1. 16695e
  2. 23685e
  3. 2d665d
  4. 35655d
  5. 3c645d
  6. 42625c
  7. 48615c
  8. 4d5f5c
  9. 525e5b
  10. 565c5b

Questions about #16695e

What color is #16695e?

#16695e is dusty dark teal. The closest named color is Evergreen Forest. In RGB it is rgb(22, 105, 94), in HSL hsl(172.05, 65.35%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.063% 0.07757 181.744).

What colors go well with #16695e?

The complementary color of #16695e is #7f4858. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #376745 and #106674. The triadic partners are #63507f and #7a502a.

Is white or black text more readable on #16695e?

White text reads better on #16695e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and black gives 3.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16695e a warm or cool color?

#16695e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 182 degrees, its lightness 47.1% and its chroma 0.078.