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#166166 color: Caribbean Swim

#166166 is rgb(22, 97, 102) in RGB and oklch(45.153% 0.06966 201.718) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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184°
100%

45.2%
0.070
202°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #166166

#166166 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 45.2% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 202°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.15:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Caribbean Swim (#126366). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #166166 mixed with white

  1. 166166
  2. 337074
  3. 4b7f83
  4. 628e91
  5. 789ea0
  6. 8eadb0
  7. a4bdbf
  8. bacdcf
  9. d1dedf
  10. e8eeef

Darker: #166166 mixed with black

  1. 166166
  2. 125358
  3. 0d464a
  4. 09393c
  5. 062d2f
  6. 032123
  7. 021517
  8. 010b0c
  9. 000304
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166166 with less saturation

  1. 166166
  2. 226064
  3. 2b5f63
  4. 325e61
  5. 395d5f
  6. 3e5c5e
  7. 445b5c
  8. 49595b
  9. 4d5859
  10. 515757

Questions about #166166

What color is #166166?

#166166 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Caribbean Swim. In RGB it is rgb(22, 97, 102), in HSL hsl(183.75, 64.52%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.153% 0.06966 201.718).

What colors go well with #166166?

The complementary color of #166166 is #784544. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #256251 and #275c76. The triadic partners are #68486d and #695224.

Is white or black text more readable on #166166?

White text reads better on #166166: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166166 a warm or cool color?

#166166 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 202 degrees, its lightness 45.2% and its chroma 0.07.