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#166971 color: Kingfisher Bright

#166971 is rgb(22, 105, 113) in RGB and oklch(47.791% 0.07516 204.842) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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185°
100%

47.8%
0.075
205°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166971

#166971 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 205°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.38:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kingfisher Bright (#096872). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #166971 mixed with white

  1. 166971
  2. 35777e
  3. 4d868c
  4. 64949a
  5. 7aa3a8
  6. 90b2b6
  7. a5c1c4
  8. bcd0d2
  9. d2e0e1
  10. e8eff0

Darker: #166971 mixed with black

  1. 166971
  2. 125a61
  3. 0d4c52
  4. 093e43
  5. 063135
  6. 032427
  7. 02181a
  8. 010c0e
  9. 000404
  10. 000001

Calmer: #166971 with less saturation

  1. 166971
  2. 24686f
  3. 2e676d
  4. 36666b
  5. 3d6569
  6. 436367
  7. 496265
  8. 4f6163
  9. 546061
  10. 585e5f

Questions about #166971

What color is #166971?

#166971 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Kingfisher Bright. In RGB it is rgb(22, 105, 113), in HSL hsl(185.27, 67.41%, 26.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.791% 0.07516 204.842).

What colors go well with #166971?

The complementary color of #166971 is #824c47. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #246b5a and #2c6481. The triadic partners are #724e75 and #715926.

Is white or black text more readable on #166971?

White text reads better on #166971: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166971 a warm or cool color?

#166971 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 205 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.075.