What color is #109180?

#109180 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #109180?

The RGB value is 16, 145, 128: 16 red, 145 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #109180?

The complementary color is #911021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #109180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#109180 color

#109180 rgb(16, 145, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #109180 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 56.9% green and 50.2% blue (16, 145, 128).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 80% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#109180 color codes

HEX	`#109180`
RGB	`rgb(16, 145, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 56.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 80%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 89%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.94, -35.95, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.94, 35.95, 180.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.233, 21.918, 23.898)`
Decimal	`1085824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #109180, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #109180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#109180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #109180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #109180; }
.text { color: #109180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #109180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 145 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #109180, #106291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #109180?: #109180 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #109180?: The RGB value is 16, 145, 128: 16 red, 145 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #109180?: The complementary color is #911021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #109180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.