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#166162 color: Beau Vert

#166162 is rgb(22, 97, 98) in RGB and oklch(44.99% 0.06945 196.316) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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181°
100%

45%
0.069
196°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #166162

#166162 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 45% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 196°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.19:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beau Vert (#0c6064). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #166162 mixed with white

  1. 166162
  2. 337070
  3. 4b7f7f
  4. 618e8e
  5. 789e9e
  6. 8eadad
  7. a4bdbd
  8. bacdcd
  9. d1dede
  10. e8eeee

Darker: #166162 mixed with black

  1. 166162
  2. 125354
  3. 0d4647
  4. 09393a
  5. 062d2d
  6. 032121
  7. 021516
  8. 010b0b
  9. 000303
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166162 with less saturation

  1. 166162
  2. 226061
  3. 2b5f5f
  4. 325e5e
  5. 385d5d
  6. 3e5b5c
  7. 435a5a
  8. 485959
  9. 4d5858
  10. 515656

Questions about #166162

What color is #166162?

#166162 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Beau Vert. In RGB it is rgb(22, 97, 98), in HSL hsl(180.79, 63.33%, 23.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.99% 0.06945 196.316).

What colors go well with #166162?

The complementary color of #166162 is #774548. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #29614d and #225d73. The triadic partners are #65496f and #6b5025.

Is white or black text more readable on #166162?

White text reads better on #166162: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166162 a warm or cool color?

#166162 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 196 degrees, its lightness 45% and its chroma 0.069.