Blue Stone Color
Blue Stone is a cyan color with hex code #016162. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with blue stone, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Blue Stone Color Values
What Does Blue Stone Mean?
Blue Stone belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Being on the dark side, Blue Stone adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Blue Stone is classified as a green (nearest centroid: dark bluish green, #004B49).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Blue Stone
Blue Stone and #600301 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #016032 and #012F60, which sit beside blue stone on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair blue stone with triadic partners #60015E and #5E6001. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Dark Turquoise —
#045C5A(Delta E 3) - Dark Aqua —
#05696B(Delta E 3) - Sea Green —
#095859(Delta E 4) - Mosque —
#036A6E(Delta E 4) - Deep Teal —
#00555A(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #016162; }
.background { background-color: #016162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #016162; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #01616240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for blue stone?
Blue Stone has the hex code #016162. In RGB notation it is rgb(1, 97, 98), in HSL it is hsl(181, 98%, 19%), and its OKLCH value is 0.447, 0.076, 196.
What does the color blue stone mean?
Cyan-family colors like blue stone carry distinct psychological associations. Blue Stone belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Being on the dark side, Blue Stone adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with blue stone?
Blue Stone has three easy routes: its complement #600301 for punch, its neighbors #016032 and #012F60 for something calmer, or triadic partners #60015E and #5E6001 when you want energy.
Is blue stone a standard web color?
No — Blue Stone is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #016162 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make blue stone lighter or darker?
To lighten blue stone, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #BDFDFE (lightest tint) to #000F0F (darkest shade).
About Blue Stone
Blue Stone is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #016162 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.