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#108389 Color

#108389 is rgb(16, 131, 137) in RGB, hsl(183, 79%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 4%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal (#008080), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#108389
HEX#108389
RGBrgb(16, 131, 137)
HSLhsl(183, 79%, 30%)
HSVhsv(183, 88%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 4%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.091 200.7)
LABlab(49.38% -28.44 -12.14)
LCHlch(49.38% 30.92 203.11)

What #108389 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 #108389, 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.

#108389 Channel Values

How #108389 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 131 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 79% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 88% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.54:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #108389 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 text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #108389 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #108389

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #108389; 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 #108389

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 #108389.

How #108389 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#108389
Protanopia#787889
Protanomaly#5F7D89
Deuteranopia#6D6D8B
Deuteranomaly#57778A
Tritanopia#078484
Tritanomaly#0B8386
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #108389 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-108389: #108389;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #108389;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-108389': '#108389' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.514, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_108389">#108389</color>
SVG fillfill="#108389"

More Teal Colors

#108389 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#108389 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #108389?

#108389 is a dark teal — rgb(16, 131, 137) in RGB and hsl(183, 79%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal (#008080), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.97.

What is the RGB value of #108389?

#108389 is rgb(16, 131, 137) — red 16, green 131, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #108389?

#108389 converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 4%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #108389 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #108389 scores 4.54:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #108389 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #108389 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 3.97, which is very hard to tell apart.

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