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#166a55 color: Clover Brook

#166a55 is rgb(22, 106, 85) in RGB and oklch(47.051% 0.08425 171.505) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

47.1%
0.084
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166a55

#166a55 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.1% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.51:1 contrast and black text 3.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Clover Brook (#1c6a53). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166a55 mixed with white

  1. 166a55
  2. 357864
  3. 4d8674
  4. 639584
  5. 79a495
  6. 8fb2a6
  7. a5c1b7
  8. bbd1c9
  9. d2e0db
  10. e8efed

Darker: #166a55 mixed with black

  1. 166a55
  2. 125b49
  3. 0d4d3d
  4. 093f31
  5. 063126
  6. 03241c
  7. 021811
  8. 010d08
  9. 000402
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166a55 with less saturation

  1. 166a55
  2. 236956
  3. 2d6756
  4. 356657
  5. 3c6457
  6. 426358
  7. 486159
  8. 4d6059
  9. 525e5a
  10. 565d5a

Questions about #166a55

What color is #166a55?

#166a55 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Clover Brook. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 85), in HSL hsl(165, 65.63%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.051% 0.08425 171.505).

What colors go well with #166a55?

The complementary color of #166a55 is #7e4660. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f6739 and #00696f. The triadic partners are #5c5286 and #804c2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a55?

White text reads better on #166a55: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and black gives 3.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a55 a warm or cool color?

#166a55 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 47.1% and its chroma 0.084.