#16494b

Color #16494b

A moderately saturated very dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 5.81 Nearest Tailwind class teal-900 #0b4f4a · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#16494b

RGB

rgb(22, 73, 75)

HSL

hsl(182.3, 54.6%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.3, 70.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(27.96, -15.82, -6.17)

LCH

lch(27.96, 16.98, 201.31)

OKLCH

oklch(37.3%, 0.053, 198.81)

HWB

hwb(182.3, 8.6%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b1816

Analogous

#164b32

#16494b

#162e4b

Triadic

#16494b

#4b1649

#494b16

Split-complementary

#16494b

#4b162e

#4b3216

Tetradic

#16494b

#18164b

#4b1816

#494b16

Square

#16494b

#32164b

#4b1816

#2e4b16

Shades

Color #16494b mixed toward black.

#123d3e

#0f3132

#0b2425

#071819

#040c0c

Tints

Color #16494b mixed toward white.

#267d80

#35b0b5

#5fccd0

#95dde0

#caeeef

Tones

Color #16494b mixed toward gray.

#1a4546

#1f4142

#233d3e

#283939

#2c3535

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.09:1

White text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#33344b · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#302c4a · ΔE 25.8

Tritanopia

#1b4a4a · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #16494b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16494b]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#16494b (#16494b) is rgb(22, 73, 75) in RGB.

No, #16494b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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