What color is #16494E?

#16494E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16494E?

The RGB value is 22, 73, 78: 22 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16494E?

The complementary color is #4E1B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16494E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16494E color

#16494E rgb(22, 73, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #16494E is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 28.6% green and 30.6% blue (22, 73, 78).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 56% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#16494E color codes

HEX	`#16494E`
RGB	`rgb(22, 73, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 28.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 56%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 72%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.07, -14.79, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.07, 16.79, 208.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.088, 5.485, 8.05)`
Decimal	`1460558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16494E, 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 #16494E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16494E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #16494E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16494e; }
.text { color: #16494e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16494e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 73 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16494e, #162d4e); }

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Questions

What color is #16494E?: #16494E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16494E?: The RGB value is 22, 73, 78: 22 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16494E?: The complementary color is #4E1B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16494E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.