#104B5B Color

#104B5B is rgb(16, 75, 91) in RGB, hsl(193, 70%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(82%, 18%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#104B5B

HEX#104B5B

RGBrgb(16, 75, 91)

HSLhsl(193, 70%, 21%)

HSVhsv(193, 82%, 36%)

CMYKcmyk(82%, 18%, 0%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(38.4% 0.063 220.6)

LABlab(28.89% -14.36 -15.10)

LCHlch(28.89% 20.84 226.45)

What #104B5B 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 #104B5B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 4.68 Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 7.57 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 9.77 Petrol#005F6AΔE 10.32 Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4FΔE 11.58 Charcoal#36454FΔE 12.38

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#104B5B Channel Values

How #104B5B 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 75 · B 91	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 193° · S 70% · L 21%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 193° · S 82% · V 36%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 82% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 64%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.64:1 vs white · 2.18:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #104B5B 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 text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #104B5B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #104B5B; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #104B5B

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

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How #104B5B 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#104B5B

Protanopia#45455B

Protanomaly#37475B

Deuteranopia#3E3E5C

Deuteranomaly#32445B

Tritanopia#034D4D

Tritanomaly#084C53

Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #104B5B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-104b5b: #104B5B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #104B5B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-104b5b': '#104B5B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.294, blue: 0.357)

Android XML<color name="color_104b5b">#104B5B</color>

SVG fillfill="#104B5B"

More Teal Colors

#104B5B 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

#104B5B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #104B5B?

#104B5B is a dark teal — rgb(16, 75, 91) in RGB and hsl(193, 70%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.68.

What is the RGB value of #104B5B?

#104B5B is rgb(16, 75, 91) — red 16, green 75, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #104B5B?

#104B5B converts to approximately cmyk(82%, 18%, 0%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #104B5B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #104B5B scores 9.64:1 against white and 2.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #104B5B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #104B5B 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 11.58, which is visibly different.

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