All About Color #169C8A

#169C8A

About #169C8A

#169C8A is a dark cyan color with the hex code #169C8A. In RGB it is red 22, green 156, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 172°, saturation 75%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 86%, 0%, 12%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 3.41:1 on white and 6.16:1 on black.

#169C8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 9C, 8A
CMYK85.90%, 0.00%, 11.54%, 38.82%
RGB Decimal22, 156, 138
HSL172°, 75%, 35%
RGB Octal26, 234, 212
HSV (HSB)171.94°, 85.90%, 61.18%
RGB Binary10110, 10011100, 10001010
CIE-L*AB57.83, -37.59, -0.09
RGB Percent8.63%, 61.18%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH57.83, 37.59, 180.14
XYZ16.81, 25.78, 28.14
CIE-L*UV57.83, -45.15, 5.43
xyY0.24, 0.36, 25.78
Hunter-Lab50.78, -29.78, 2.69
RYB8.63%, 36.79%, 61.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#169C8A on a dark background: contrast 6.16:1, passes WCAG AA.
#169C8A on a light background: contrast 3.41:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #169C8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#169C8A · #2DE1C9 · #0B4C43 · #9C1628 · #E12D45

Analogous palette

#289C16 · #169C47 · #169C8A · #166B9C · #16289C

Triadic palette

#169C8A · #8A169C · #9C8A16 · #2DE1C9 · #C92DE1

Tetradic palette

#169C8A · #47169C · #9C1628 · #6B9C16 · #0B4C43

Monochromatic palette

#031614 · #0D594F · #169C8A · #20DFC6 · #63E9D7

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