Information about #016F8F color

#016F8F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#016F8F falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(1, 111, 143) — 0.4% red, 43.5% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 56 / 13 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #016F8F reads as a maximally vivid water-like cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sea Blue (#006994). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Duck Blue (#007791) and Yeehaa (#006C98).

The recipe behind #016F8F is rgb(1, 111, 143), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #016F8F: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #016F8F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#016F8F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#016F8F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #016F8F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Kitsch color link
Kitsch

#006C7F

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Allports color link
Allports

#0076A3

Free Spirit color link
Free Spirit

#00777B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#016F8F
  • RGB1, 111, 143
  • CMYK56, 13, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(1, 111, 143)
  • HSL194°, 99%, 28%
  • HSL Precise193.521°, 98.611%, 28.235%
  • HSV194°, 99%, 56%
  • HSB194°, 99%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.004, 0.435, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.004, 0.435, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.004, 0.435, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID016F8F
  • DECIMAL ID94095
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01