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#164759 color: Sultan’s Silk

#164759 is rgb(22, 71, 89) in RGB and oklch(37.392% 0.0597 226.327) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

37.4%
0.060
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #164759

#164759 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 37.4% lightness, 0.06 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast and black text 2.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sultan’s Silk (#134558). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #164759 mixed with white

  1. 164759
  2. 2e5868
  3. 456978
  4. 5b7a88
  5. 718c98
  6. 889fa9
  7. 9fb1ba
  8. b6c4cb
  9. ced8dc
  10. e6ebed

Darker: #164759 mixed with black

  1. 164759
  2. 123d4c
  3. 0d3240
  4. 092834
  5. 061f28
  6. 03161d
  7. 020d13
  8. 010609
  9. 000203
  10. 000000

Calmer: #164759 with less saturation

  1. 164759
  2. 1d4757
  3. 224654
  4. 274552
  5. 2c454f
  6. 30444d
  7. 33444b
  8. 374348
  9. 3a4246
  10. 3e4143

Questions about #164759

What color is #164759?

#164759 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sultan’s Silk. In RGB it is rgb(22, 71, 89), in HSL hsl(196.12, 60.36%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.392% 0.0597 226.327).

What colors go well with #164759?

The complementary color of #164759 is #5b3625. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0a4a4b and #2b4260. The triadic partners are #583347 and #45431a.

Is white or black text more readable on #164759?

White text reads better on #164759: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and black gives 2.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #164759 a warm or cool color?

#164759 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 37.4% and its chroma 0.06.