#169a8d Color Information

#169a8d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #169a8d. In RGB, it consists of 8.6% Red, 60.4% Green, and 55.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 85.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 8.4% Yellow, and 39.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 174.1°, with saturation of 75% and lightness of 34.5%. The decimal value for #169a8d is 1481357, and its nearest "web safe" color is #009999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #169a8d is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#169a8d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color22, 154, 141 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color8.6%, 60.4%, 55.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.914, 0.396, 0.447 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.857, 0, 0.084, 0.396 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color174.1°, 75.0%, 34.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color174.1°, 85.7%, 60.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color16.694, 25.205, 29.184 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color22, 91, 154 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1481357 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.275, -35.825, -2.616 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.275, 35.920, 184.177 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.275, -44.221, 1.475 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.204, -28.502, 0.677 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.235, 0.355, 25.205 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279671437 / 0xff169a8d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#009999 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #169a8d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #169a8d, its pure hue is 174.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 75.0%, and its lightness is 34.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #169a8d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #031312 to #13877b.

Tints of #169a8d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #169a8d, its pure hue is 174.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 75.0%, and its lightness is 34.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #169a8d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #33a79b to #e2f2f1.

Tones of #169a8d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #169a8d, its pure hue is 174.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 75.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #169a8d, which range from #585858 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00b09f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #169a8d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #169a8d! For #169a8d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #169a8d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #169a8d

This color, #169a8d, consists of 8.6% Red, 60.4% Green, and 55.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 22, Green = 154, Blue = 141. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #169a8d is 85.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 8.4% Yellow, and 39.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R8.6%
C85.7%
G60.4%
M0.0%
B55.3%
Y8.4%
K39.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 22 154 141
Octal 26 232 215
Hexa #16 #9a #8d
Binary 00010110 10011010 10001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 85 0 8 39
Octal 125 0 10 47
Hexa #55 #00 #08 #27
Binary 01010101 00000000 00001000 00100111

Analogous Colors of #169a8d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #169a8d — which has hue 174.1° — its analogous colors are located at 144.1° and 204.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #169a8d.

Triadic Colors of #169a8d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #169a8d — which has hue 174.1° — its triadic colors are located at 54.1° and 294.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #169a8d.

Complementary Color of #169a8d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #169a8d — which has hue 174.1° — its complementary color is located at 354.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #169a8d.

Split Complementary Colors of #169a8d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #169a8d — which has hue 174.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 24.1° and 324.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #169a8d.

Tetradic Colors of #169a8d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #169a8d — which has hue 174.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 84.1°, 174.1°, 264.1°, and 354.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #169a8d.

Monochromatic Colors of #169a8d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #169a8d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #114842 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #18f0da (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #169a8d

We want to make getting started with #169a8d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #169a8d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #169a8d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #169a8d with other HTML elements.

#169a8d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #169a8d.
<span style="color: #169a8d;">The color of this text is #169a8d.</span>

#169a8d Background Color

The background color for this text is #169a8d.
<div style="background-color: #169a8d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #169a8d.</div>

#169a8d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #169a8d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #169a8d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #169a8d.</span>

#169a8d Border Color

This is a div with border color #169a8d.
<div style="border: #169a8d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #169a8d.</div>

#169a8d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #169a8d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #169a8d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #169a8d on a white background.</div></div>

#169a8d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #169a8d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #169a8d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #169a8d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #169a8d to White

This is a gradient from #169a8d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#169a8d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#169a8d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#169a8d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#169a8d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #169a8d to white.</div>

Gradient from #169a8d to Black

This is a gradient from #169a8d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#169a8d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#169a8d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#169a8d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#169a8d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #169a8d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #169a8d

In addition to using #169a8d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #169a8d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #169a8d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 22, Green = 154, Blue = 141). If you need details about the color coordinates of #169a8d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #169a8d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(22, 154, 141)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #169a8d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #169a8d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #169a8d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(22, 154, 141);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#169a8d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:22, green:154, blue:141, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:22 green:154 blue:141 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(22f, 154f, 141f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(22, 154, 141);
 

#169a8d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #169a8d the same way. For those with color blindness, #169a8d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #169a8d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #169a8d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #169a8d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #169a8d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #169a8d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #169a8d would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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