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#166a5d color: Evergreen Forest

#166a5d is rgb(22, 106, 93) in RGB and oklch(47.308% 0.07916 179.649) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

47.3%
0.079
180°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.25:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166a5d

#166a5d is a dusty dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.45:1 contrast and black text 3.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Evergreen Forest (#0e695f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #166a5d mixed with white

  1. 166a5d
  2. 35786c
  3. 4d867b
  4. 64958a
  5. 7aa49a
  6. 8fb2aa
  7. a5c1bb
  8. bbd1cb
  9. d2e0dc
  10. e8efee

Darker: #166a5d mixed with black

  1. 166a5d
  2. 125b50
  3. 0d4d43
  4. 093f37
  5. 06312a
  6. 03241f
  7. 021814
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166a5d with less saturation

  1. 166a5d
  2. 24695d
  3. 2d675d
  4. 36665d
  5. 3d655c
  6. 43635c
  7. 48625c
  8. 4e605c
  9. 535f5c
  10. 575d5c

Questions about #166a5d

What color is #166a5d?

#166a5d is dusty dark teal. The closest named color is Evergreen Forest. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 93), in HSL hsl(170.71, 65.63%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.308% 0.07916 179.649).

What colors go well with #166a5d?

The complementary color of #166a5d is #80485a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #396843 and #0a6774. The triadic partners are #625182 and #7c502a.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a5d?

White text reads better on #166a5d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and black gives 3.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a5d a warm or cool color?

#166a5d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.079.