Information about #016981 color

#016981 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #016981 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(1, 105, 129) — 0.4% red, 41.2% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 50 / 9 / 0 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#016981 presents itself as a intensely saturated aqua cyan — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Kitsch (#006C7F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Free Spirit (#00777B) and Deep Turquoise (#017374).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(1, 105, 129)), which gives #016981 its character. If you plan to put text on a #016981 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #016981 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#016981 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#016981 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #016981

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Kitsch color link
Kitsch

#006C7F

Free Spirit color link
Free Spirit

#00777B

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Skobeloff color link
Skobeloff

#007474

Bluegreen color link
Bluegreen

#017A79

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

Blue Lagoon color link
Blue Lagoon

#00626F

Surfie Green color link
Surfie Green

#007B77

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#016981
  • RGB1, 105, 129
  • CMYK50, 9, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(1, 105, 129)
  • HSL191°, 98%, 25%
  • HSL Precise191.25°, 98.462%, 25.49%
  • HSV191°, 99%, 51%
  • HSB191°, 99%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.004, 0.412, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.004, 0.412, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.004, 0.412, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID016981
  • DECIMAL ID92545
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01