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#16A398

#16a398 ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#16a398 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 63.92% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.75% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 175.32°, with 76.22% saturation and 36.27% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2863

Complementary

  1. #16a398
  2. #a31621

Split complementary

  1. #16a398
  2. #a31667
  3. #a35116

Analogous

  1. #16a351
  2. #16a398
  3. #1667a3

Triadic

  1. #16a398
  2. #9816a3
  3. #a39816

Tetradic

  1. #16a398
  2. #1621a3
  3. #a31621
  4. #a39816

Square

  1. #16a398
  2. #5116a3
  3. #a31621
  4. #67a316

Monochromatic

  1. #041c1a
  2. #0d6059
  3. #16a398
  4. #24e1d3
  5. #67ebe0

Shades

#16a398 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16a398
  2. #149389
  3. #12827a
  4. #0f726a
  5. #0d625b
  6. #0b524c
  7. #09413d
  8. #07312e
  9. #04211e
  10. #02100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#16a398 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16a398
  2. #2daca2
  3. #45b5ad
  4. #5cbfb7
  5. #73c8c1
  6. #8bd1cc
  7. #a2dad6
  8. #b9e3e0
  9. #d0edea
  10. #e8f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16a398 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16a398
  2. #21a096
  3. #2b9c93
  4. #369991
  5. #40958e
  6. #4b928c
  7. #568e8a
  8. #608b87
  9. #6b8785
  10. #758482
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9998 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888c99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a79f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b9d98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c9699 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a59c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16a398 {
  color: #16a398;
}
Background
.bg-16a398 {
  background-color: #16a398;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16a398 {
  border: 2px solid #16a398;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16a398;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 163 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 76% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16a398 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16a398, #1667a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16a398 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 163 152 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.93 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.70 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.01 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.15 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.44 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.66 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.85 #e95c67 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#16a398  rgb(22, 163, 152)  hsl(175, 76%, 36%)  Persian Green
#a31621  rgb(163, 22, 33)  hsl(355, 76%, 36%)  Brown
#9816a3  rgb(152, 22, 163)  hsl(295, 76%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#a39816  rgb(163, 152, 22)  hsl(55, 76%, 36%)  Brass