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#166469 color: Caribbean Swim

#166469 is rgb(22, 100, 105) in RGB and oklch(46.099% 0.07155 201.493) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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184°
100%

46.1%
0.072
201°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-800
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #166469

#166469 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 46.1% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 201°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.86:1 contrast and black text 3.06:1, 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: #166469 mixed with white

  1. 166469
  2. 347377
  3. 4c8185
  4. 629094
  5. 78a0a2
  6. 8eafb1
  7. a4bfc0
  8. bbced0
  9. d1dedf
  10. e8efef

Darker: #166469 mixed with black

  1. 166469
  2. 12565a
  3. 0d484c
  4. 093b3e
  5. 062e31
  6. 032224
  7. 021618
  8. 010b0c
  9. 000304
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166469 with less saturation

  1. 166469
  2. 236367
  3. 2c6266
  4. 346164
  5. 3a6062
  6. 405f61
  7. 465d5f
  8. 4b5c5d
  9. 4f5b5c
  10. 545a5a

Questions about #166469

What color is #166469?

#166469 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Caribbean Swim. In RGB it is rgb(22, 100, 105), in HSL hsl(183.61, 65.35%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.099% 0.07155 201.493).

What colors go well with #166469?

The complementary color of #166469 is #7b4846. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #266553 and #285f79. The triadic partners are #6b4b70 and #6c5425.

Is white or black text more readable on #166469?

White text reads better on #166469: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and black gives 3.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166469 a warm or cool color?

#166469 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 201 degrees, its lightness 46.1% and its chroma 0.072.