#16756D

A dark, moderate cyan closely aligning with Teal.

About #16756D

Visually, #16756D is defined as a moderate cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Teal. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 117, and 109.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 81% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16756D
RGB22, 117, 109
HSL174.9°, 68.3%, 27.3%
CMYK81%, 0%, 7%, 54%
HSV174.9°, 81.2%, 45.9%
LAB44.2, -28.0, -3.2
XYZ9.5, 14.0, 16.7
Decimal1471853

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.80:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16756D; }
.text-color { color: #16756D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #16756D; }

Similar Colors

Teal
#008080