#16555b

Color #16555b

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class teal-900 #0b4f4a · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#16555b

RGB

rgb(22, 85, 91)

HSL

hsl(185.2, 61.1%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.2, 75.8%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.8%, 6.6%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(32.75, -17.12, -9.21)

LCH

lch(32.75, 19.44, 208.28)

OKLCH

oklch(41.4%, 0.062, 204.38)

HWB

hwb(185.2, 8.6%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b1c16

Analogous

#165b3f

#16555b

#16335b

Triadic

#16555b

#5b1655

#555b16

Split-complementary

#16555b

#5b1633

#5b3f16

Tetradic

#16555b

#1c165b

#5b1c16

#555b16

Square

#16555b

#3f165b

#5b1c16

#335b16

Shades

Color #16555b mixed toward black.

#12474c

#0f393d

#0b2b2e

#071c1e

#040e0f

Tints

Color #16555b mixed toward white.

#238790

#30b9c6

#5fced8

#94dee5

#caeff2

Tones

Color #16555b mixed toward gray.

#1c5055

#224c50

#27474a

#2d4244

#333d3e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.48:1

White text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3c5a · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#383359 · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#1d5858 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #16555b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16555b]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#16555b (#16555b) is rgb(22, 85, 91) in RGB.

No, #16555b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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