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#01606B Color

#01606B is rgb(1, 96, 107) in RGB, hsl(186, 98%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 10%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petrol (#005F6A), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01606B
HEX#01606B
RGBrgb(1, 96, 107)
HSLhsl(186, 98%, 21%)
HSVhsv(186, 99%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 10%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(44.8% 0.077 208.4)
LABlab(36.52% -21.65 -13.54)
LCHlch(36.52% 25.53 212.03)

What #01606B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #01606B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#01606B Channel Values

How #01606B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 96 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 98% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 99% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.27:1 vs white · 2.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01606B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01606B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01606B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #01606B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #01606B.

How #01606B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#01606B
Protanopia#58586B
Protanomaly#445B6B
Deuteranopia#4F4F6C
Deuteranomaly#3D566C
Tritanopia#006161
Tritanomaly#006165
Achromatopsia#575757

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Using #01606B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-01606b: #01606B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01606B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01606b': '#01606B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.376, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_01606b">#01606B</color>
SVG fillfill="#01606B"

More Teal Colors

#01606B sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01606B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01606B?

#01606B is a dark teal — rgb(1, 96, 107) in RGB and hsl(186, 98%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petrol (#005F6A), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.41.

What is the RGB value of #01606B?

#01606B is rgb(1, 96, 107) — red 1, green 96, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01606B?

#01606B converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 10%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01606B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01606B scores 7.27:1 against white and 2.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01606B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01606B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.47, which is visibly different.

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