Information about #116169 color

#116169 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#116169 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(17, 97, 105) — 6.7% red, 38% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 35 / 3 / 0 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#116169 is a strongly colored water-like cyan that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Caesar (#1B6767). Slightly further away sit Dark Aqua (#05696B) and Commonwealth Canna Green (#076E6A).

In RGB terms — rgb(17, 97, 105) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #116169 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#116169 color variations

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

#116169 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 #116169

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

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Dark Aqua color link
Dark Aqua

#05696B

Peacock Blue color link
Peacock Blue

#005F69

Petrol color link
Petrol

#005F6A

Blue Stone color link
Blue Stone

#016162

Maestro color link
Maestro

#005E6D

Blue Lagoon color link
Blue Lagoon

#00626F

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Mosque color link
Mosque

#005F5B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#116169
  • RGB17, 97, 105
  • CMYK35, 3, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(17, 97, 105)
  • HSL185°, 72%, 24%
  • HSL Precise185.455°, 72.131%, 23.922%
  • HSV185°, 84%, 41%
  • HSB185°, 84%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.067, 0.380, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.067, 0.380, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.067, 0.380, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID116169
  • DECIMAL ID1139049
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01