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#16596F

#16596f ≈ Midnight Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#16596f is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 34.9% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.18% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 194.83°, with 66.92% saturation and 26.08% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 7.77.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0846

Complementary

  1. #16596f
  2. #6f2c16

Split complementary

  1. #16596f
  2. #6f162d
  3. #6f5916

Analogous

  1. #166f59
  2. #16596f
  3. #162d6f

Triadic

  1. #16596f
  2. #6f1659
  3. #596f16

Tetradic

  1. #16596f
  2. #2c166f
  3. #6f2c16
  4. #596f16

Square

  1. #16596f
  2. #59166f
  3. #6f2c16
  4. #2d6f16

Monochromatic

  1. #030e11
  2. #09262f
  3. #16596f
  4. #238caf
  5. #44b5da

Shades

#16596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16596f
  2. #145064
  3. #124759
  4. #0f3e4e
  5. #0d3543
  6. #0b2d38
  7. #09242c
  8. #071b21
  9. #041216
  10. #02090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#16596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16596f
  2. #2d6a7d
  3. #457a8c
  4. #5c8b9a
  5. #739ba9
  6. #8bacb7
  7. #a2bdc5
  8. #b9cdd4
  9. #d0dee2
  10. #e8eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16596f
  2. #215d71
  3. #2b6172
  4. #366574
  5. #406976
  6. #4b6d78
  7. #567079
  8. #60747b
  9. #6b787d
  10. #757c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42555f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5770 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #414e6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e5870 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #34536f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16596f {
  color: #16596f;
}
Background
.bg-16596f {
  background-color: #16596f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16596f {
  border: 2px solid #16596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 67% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16596f, #162d6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.77 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.40 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.03 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.20 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.20 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.75 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 11.89 #e9a690 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#16596f  rgb(22, 89, 111)  hsl(195, 67%, 26%)  Midnight Green
#6f2c16  rgb(111, 44, 22)  hsl(15, 67%, 26%)  Kobe
#6f1659  rgb(111, 22, 89)  hsl(315, 67%, 26%)  Byzantium
#596f16  rgb(89, 111, 22)  hsl(75, 67%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green