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#166a3e color: Celtic Clover

#166a3e is rgb(22, 106, 62) in RGB and oklch(46.453% 0.10534 154.904) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

46.5%
0.105
155°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166a3e

#166a3e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 46.5% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.63:1 contrast and black text 3.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Celtic Clover (#006940). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166a3e mixed with white

  1. 166a3e
  2. 347850
  3. 4c8762
  4. 639574
  5. 79a487
  6. 8fb39a
  7. a5c2ae
  8. bbd1c1
  9. d1e0d6
  10. e8efea

Darker: #166a3e mixed with black

  1. 166a3e
  2. 125b35
  3. 0d4d2b
  4. 093f23
  5. 06311a
  6. 032412
  7. 02180a
  8. 010d04
  9. 000401
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166a3e with less saturation

  1. 166a3e
  2. 236941
  3. 2c6744
  4. 346547
  5. 3b644a
  6. 41624c
  7. 47614f
  8. 4c5f52
  9. 505d54
  10. 555b57

Questions about #166a3e

What color is #166a3e?

#166a3e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Celtic Clover. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 62), in HSL hsl(148.57, 65.63%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.453% 0.10534 154.904).

What colors go well with #166a3e?

The complementary color of #166a3e is #7c4071. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c6315 and #006b61. The triadic partners are #495394 and #8a402e.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a3e?

White text reads better on #166a3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and black gives 3.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a3e a warm or cool color?

#166a3e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 46.5% and its chroma 0.105.