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#16896e color: Industrial Turquoise

#16896e is rgb(22, 137, 110) in RGB and oklch(56.366% 0.10449 171.656) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

56.4%
0.104
172°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #16896e

#16896e is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Industrial Turquoise (#008a70). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #16896e mixed with white

  1. 16896e
  2. 3b957b
  3. 55a089
  4. 6cac97
  5. 81b8a5
  6. 97c3b4
  7. accfc2
  8. c0dbd1
  9. d5e7e0
  10. eaf3f0

Darker: #16896e mixed with black

  1. 16896e
  2. 12765f
  3. 0d6450
  4. 095341
  5. 064233
  6. 033126
  7. 022219
  8. 01140e
  9. 000704
  10. 000101

Calmer: #16896e with less saturation

  1. 16896e
  2. 2b876f
  3. 398570
  4. 448470
  5. 4d8271
  6. 558072
  7. 5d7e72
  8. 637c73
  9. 6a7a74
  10. 707875

Questions about #16896e

What color is #16896e?

#16896e is bright emerald. The closest named color is Industrial Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(22, 137, 110), in HSL hsl(165.91, 72.33%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.366% 0.10449 171.656).

What colors go well with #16896e?

The complementary color of #16896e is #a35a7c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #50854a and #00878f. The triadic partners are #7769ae and #a56237.

Is white or black text more readable on #16896e?

White text reads better on #16896e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16896e a warm or cool color?

#16896e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.104.