#104251 Color

#104251 is rgb(16, 66, 81) in RGB, hsl(194, 67%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 19%, 0%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#104251

HEX#104251

RGBrgb(16, 66, 81)

HSLhsl(194, 67%, 19%)

HSVhsv(194, 80%, 32%)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 19%, 0%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(35.4% 0.057 222.2)

LABlab(25.32% -12.53 -14.11)

LCHlch(25.32% 18.87 228.38)

What #104251 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 #104251, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 4.4 Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 5.95 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 7.87 Charcoal#36454FΔE 10.71 Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4FΔE 11.72 Deep Jungle Green#004B49ΔE 13.04

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

#104251 Channel Values

How #104251 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 16 · G 66 · B 81	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 194° · S 67% · L 19%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 194° · S 80% · V 32%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 80% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 68%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.94:1 vs white · 1.92:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #104251 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 text10.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #104251

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #104251; 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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Tints & Shades of #104251

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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How #104251 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#104251

Protanopia#3D3D51

Protanomaly#303F51

Deuteranopia#373752

Deuteranomaly#2C3C51

Tritanopia#054444

Tritanomaly#0A434A

Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #104251 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-104251: #104251;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #104251;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-104251': '#104251' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.259, blue: 0.318)

Android XML<color name="color_104251">#104251</color>

SVG fillfill="#104251"

More Teal Colors

#104251 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#104251 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #104251?

#104251 is a darkest teal — rgb(16, 66, 81) in RGB and hsl(194, 67%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.4.

What is the RGB value of #104251?

#104251 is rgb(16, 66, 81) — red 16, green 66, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #104251?

#104251 converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 19%, 0%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #104251 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #104251 scores 10.94:1 against white and 1.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #104251 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #104251 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 11.72, which is visibly different.

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