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#016E8A

#016e8a ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#016e8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 43.14% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.28% cyan, 20.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 192.26°, with 98.56% saturation and 27.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1299

Complementary

  1. #016e8a
  2. #8a1d01

Split complementary

  1. #016e8a
  2. #8a0129
  3. #8a6101

Analogous

  1. #018a61
  2. #016e8a
  3. #01298a

Triadic

  1. #016e8a
  2. #8a016e
  3. #6e8a01

Tetradic

  1. #016e8a
  2. #1d018a
  3. #8a1d01
  4. #6e8a01

Square

  1. #016e8a
  2. #61018a
  3. #8a1d01
  4. #298a01

Monochromatic

  1. #001014
  2. #00313e
  3. #016e8a
  4. #02abd6
  5. #27d2fd

Shades

#016e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #016e8a
  2. #01637c
  3. #01586e
  4. #014d61
  5. #014253
  6. #013745
  7. #002c37
  8. #002129
  9. #00161c
  10. #000b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#016e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #016e8a
  2. #1a7d96
  3. #348ba1
  4. #4d9aad
  5. #67a8b9
  6. #80b7c5
  7. #99c5d0
  8. #b3d4dc
  9. #cce2e8
  10. #e6f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#016e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #016e8a
  2. #0e7089
  3. #1a7288
  4. #277387
  5. #347586
  6. #417785
  7. #4d7984
  8. #5a7b83
  9. #677c82
  10. #737e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6976 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6b8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e608a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #496c8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d668a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00737f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-016e8a {
  color: #016e8a;
}
Background
.bg-016e8a {
  background-color: #016e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-016e8a {
  border: 2px solid #016e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #016e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 110 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 99% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-016e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #016e8a, #01298a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-016e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 110 138 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.43 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.87 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.96 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.74 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 12.18 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.31 #fe9175 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#016e8a  rgb(1, 110, 138)  hsl(192, 99%, 27%)  Teal Blue
#8a1d01  rgb(138, 29, 1)  hsl(12, 99%, 27%)  Kobe
#8a016e  rgb(138, 1, 110)  hsl(312, 99%, 27%)  Mardi Gras
#6e8a01  rgb(110, 138, 1)  hsl(72, 99%, 27%)  Olive Drab