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#166a3d color: Cadmium Green

#166a3d is rgb(22, 106, 61) in RGB and oklch(46.431% 0.10635 154.388) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

46.4%
0.106
154°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166a3d

#166a3d is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.64:1 contrast and black text 3.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006b3c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166a3d mixed with white

  1. 166a3d
  2. 34784f
  3. 4c8761
  4. 639573
  5. 79a486
  6. 8fb39a
  7. a5c2ad
  8. bbd1c1
  9. d1e0d5
  10. e8efea

Darker: #166a3d mixed with black

  1. 166a3d
  2. 125b34
  3. 0d4d2b
  4. 093f22
  5. 06311a
  6. 032412
  7. 02180a
  8. 010d04
  9. 000401
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166a3d with less saturation

  1. 166a3d
  2. 236940
  3. 2c6743
  4. 346546
  5. 3b6449
  6. 41624c
  7. 46614f
  8. 4c5f51
  9. 505d54
  10. 555b57

Questions about #166a3d

What color is #166a3d?

#166a3d is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Cadmium Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 61), in HSL hsl(147.86, 65.63%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.431% 0.10635 154.388).

What colors go well with #166a3d?

The complementary color of #166a3d is #7c4071. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c6312 and #006b60. The triadic partners are #485394 and #8a402e.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a3d?

White text reads better on #166a3d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and black gives 3.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a3d a warm or cool color?

#166a3d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.106.