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#169685 color: Approval Green

#169685 is rgb(22, 150, 133) in RGB and oklch(60.548% 0.10516 180.71) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

60.5%
0.105
181°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.66:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #169685

#169685 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 60.5% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 181°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.66:1 contrast and black text 5.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Approval Green (#039487). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #169685 mixed with white

  1. 169685
  2. 3ea091
  3. 58ab9c
  4. 6fb5a8
  5. 85c0b4
  6. 9acac0
  7. aed5cc
  8. c3dfd9
  9. d7eae5
  10. ebf4f2

Darker: #169685 mixed with black

  1. 169685
  2. 128273
  3. 0d6e61
  4. 095b50
  5. 064940
  6. 033730
  7. 022621
  8. 011613
  9. 000806
  10. 000101

Calmer: #169685 with less saturation

  1. 169685
  2. 2f9485
  3. 3e9284
  4. 4b9084
  5. 558f84
  6. 5e8d83
  7. 668a83
  8. 6e8883
  9. 758682
  10. 7b8482

Questions about #169685

What color is #169685?

#169685 is bright teal. The closest named color is Approval Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 150, 133), in HSL hsl(172.03, 74.42%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.548% 0.10516 180.71).

What colors go well with #169685?

The complementary color of #169685 is #b5667e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e9460 and #0092a5. The triadic partners are #8c72b7 and #af723b.

Is white or black text more readable on #169685?

White text reads better on #169685: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and black gives 5.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #169685 a warm or cool color?

#169685 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 181 degrees, its lightness 60.5% and its chroma 0.105.