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#166270 color: Blue Lagoon

#166270 is rgb(22, 98, 112) in RGB and oklch(45.859% 0.0731 213.2) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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189°
100%

45.9%
0.073
213°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.02:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #166270

#166270 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 213°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.96:1 contrast and black text 3.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Lagoon (#00626f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #166270 mixed with white

  1. 166270
  2. 34717d
  3. 4b808b
  4. 628f99
  5. 789ea7
  6. 8eaeb5
  7. a4bec4
  8. baced2
  9. d1dee1
  10. e8eef0

Darker: #166270 mixed with black

  1. 166270
  2. 125460
  3. 0d4751
  4. 093a43
  5. 062d35
  6. 032127
  7. 02161a
  8. 010b0e
  9. 000304
  10. 000001

Calmer: #166270 with less saturation

  1. 166270
  2. 22616e
  3. 2b606b
  4. 335f69
  5. 3a5e66
  6. 405d64
  7. 455c61
  8. 4a5b5f
  9. 4f5a5d
  10. 53595a

Questions about #166270

What color is #166270?

#166270 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Blue Lagoon. In RGB it is rgb(22, 98, 112), in HSL hsl(189.33, 67.16%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.859% 0.0731 213.2).

What colors go well with #166270?

The complementary color of #166270 is #7b483d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #19655c and #305c7d. The triadic partners are #704869 and #665723.

Is white or black text more readable on #166270?

White text reads better on #166270: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and black gives 3.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166270 a warm or cool color?

#166270 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 213 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.073.