Information about #16585A color

#16585A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#16585A falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(22, 88, 90) — 8.6% red, 34.5% green, 35.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 1 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#16585A presents itself as a vivid, lively aqua cyan — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Retro (#1B5256). Slightly further away sit Beatnik (#1F4F54) and Dark Green Blue (#1F6357).

The recipe behind #16585A is rgb(22, 88, 90), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #16585A: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #16585A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#16585A color variations

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#16585A 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 #16585A

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

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

#16585A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#16585A
  • RGB22, 88, 90
  • CMYK27, 1, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(22, 88, 90)
  • HSL182°, 61%, 22%
  • HSL Precise181.765°, 60.714%, 21.961%
  • HSV182°, 76%, 35%
  • HSB182°, 76%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.345, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.345, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.345, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID16585A
  • DECIMAL ID1464410
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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