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#16656A

#16656a ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#16656a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 39.61% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.25% cyan, 4.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 183.57°, with 65.63% saturation and 25.1% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 8.02.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.1052

Complementary

  1. #16656a
  2. #6a1b16

Split complementary

  1. #16656a
  2. #6a163b
  3. #6a4516

Analogous

  1. #166a45
  2. #16656a
  3. #163b6a

Triadic

  1. #16656a
  2. #6a1665
  3. #656a16

Tetradic

  1. #16656a
  2. #1b166a
  3. #6a1b16
  4. #656a16

Square

  1. #16656a
  2. #45166a
  3. #6a1b16
  4. #3b6a16

Monochromatic

  1. #041011
  2. #09292b
  3. #16656a
  4. #23a1a9
  5. #41cfd8

Shades

#16656a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16656a
  2. #145b5f
  3. #125155
  4. #0f474a
  5. #0d3d40
  6. #0b3335
  7. #09282a
  8. #071e20
  9. #041415
  10. #020a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#16656a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16656a
  2. #2d7479
  3. #458488
  4. #5c9397
  5. #73a3a6
  6. #8bb2b5
  7. #a2c1c3
  8. #b9d1d2
  9. #d0e0e1
  10. #e8f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16656a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16656a
  2. #21686c
  3. #2b6a6e
  4. #366d71
  5. #407073
  6. #4b7375
  7. #567577
  8. #607879
  9. #6b7b7c
  10. #757d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495f61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d606a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #51586a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006966 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a626a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #415d6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006868 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16656a {
  color: #16656a;
}
Background
.bg-16656a {
  background-color: #16656a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16656a {
  border: 2px solid #16656a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16656a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 101 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 66% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16656a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16656a, #163b6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16656a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 101 106 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.02 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.15 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.15 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.62 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.64 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.67 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.85 #e99a95 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#16656a  rgb(22, 101, 106)  hsl(184, 66%, 25%)  Myrtle Green
#6a1b16  rgb(106, 27, 22)  hsl(4, 66%, 25%)  Rosewood
#6a1665  rgb(106, 22, 101)  hsl(304, 66%, 25%)  Byzantium
#656a16  rgb(101, 106, 22)  hsl(64, 66%, 25%)  Dark Olive Green