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#116C7E

#116c7e ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#116c7e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 42.35% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.51% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 189.91°, with 76.22% saturation and 28.04% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.1235

Complementary

  1. #116c7e
  2. #7e2311

Split complementary

  1. #116c7e
  2. #7e1135
  3. #7e5a11

Analogous

  1. #117e5a
  2. #116c7e
  3. #11357e

Triadic

  1. #116c7e
  2. #7e116c
  3. #6c7e11

Tetradic

  1. #116c7e
  2. #23117e
  3. #7e2311
  4. #6c7e11

Square

  1. #116c7e
  2. #5a117e
  3. #7e2311
  4. #357e11

Monochromatic

  1. #020f12
  2. #08323b
  3. #116c7e
  4. #1aa6c1
  5. #42cbe6

Shades

#116c7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116c7e
  2. #0f6171
  3. #0e5665
  4. #0c4c58
  5. #0a414c
  6. #09363f
  7. #072b32
  8. #052026
  9. #031619
  10. #020b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#116c7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116c7e
  2. #297b8b
  3. #418998
  4. #5898a5
  5. #70a7b2
  6. #88b6bf
  7. #a0c4cb
  8. #b8d3d8
  9. #cfe2e5
  10. #e7f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116c7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116c7e
  2. #1c6e7e
  3. #27707e
  4. #32727f
  5. #3d747f
  6. #49767f
  7. #54787f
  8. #5f7a7f
  9. #6a7c80
  10. #757e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e666f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60687f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525e7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c6a7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #41647e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007077 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116c7e {
  color: #116c7e;
}
Background
.bg-116c7e {
  background-color: #116c7e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116c7e {
  border: 2px solid #116c7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116c7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 76% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116c7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116c7e, #11357e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116c7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 126 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.66 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.32 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.30 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.80 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.93 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 11.88 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 12.58 #ee9381 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#116c7e  rgb(17, 108, 126)  hsl(190, 76%, 28%)  Teal Blue
#7e2311  rgb(126, 35, 17)  hsl(10, 76%, 28%)  Kobe
#7e116c  rgb(126, 17, 108)  hsl(310, 76%, 28%)  Purple
#6c7e11  rgb(108, 126, 17)  hsl(70, 76%, 28%)  Avocado