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#104139 Color

#104139 is rgb(16, 65, 57) in RGB, hsl(170, 60%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 0%, 12%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is MSU Green (#18453B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#104139
HEX#104139
RGBrgb(16, 65, 57)
HSLhsl(170, 60%, 16%)
HSVhsv(170, 75%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 12%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(34.1% 0.053 179.9)
LABlab(24.17% -18.61 -0.11)
LCHlch(24.17% 18.61 180.32)

What #104139 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 #104139, 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.

#104139 Channel Values

How #104139 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 16 · G 65 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 60% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 75% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.43:1 vs white · 1.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #104139 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 text11.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #104139

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #104139; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #104139

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #104139.

How #104139 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#104139
Protanopia#3C3C39
Protanomaly#2F3E39
Deuteranopia#36363A
Deuteranomaly#2B3B3A
Tritanopia#134040
Tritanomaly#12403D
Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #104139 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-104139: #104139;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #104139;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-104139': '#104139' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.255, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_104139">#104139</color>
SVG fillfill="#104139"

More Teal Colors

#104139 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#104139 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #104139?

#104139 is a darkest teal — rgb(16, 65, 57) in RGB and hsl(170, 60%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is MSU Green (#18453B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.25.

What is the RGB value of #104139?

#104139 is rgb(16, 65, 57) — red 16, green 65, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #104139?

#104139 converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 0%, 12%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #104139 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #104139 scores 11.43:1 against white and 1.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #104139 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #104139 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 10.18, which is visibly different.

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