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#166a5f color: Evergreen Forest

#166a5f is rgb(22, 106, 95) in RGB and oklch(47.376% 0.07817 181.864) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

47.4%
0.078
182°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166a5f

#166a5f is a dusty dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 182°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.44:1 contrast and black text 3.26:1, 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: #166a5f mixed with white

  1. 166a5f
  2. 35786e
  3. 4d867d
  4. 64958c
  5. 7aa49c
  6. 90b2ab
  7. a5c1bc
  8. bbd1cc
  9. d2e0dd
  10. e8efee

Darker: #166a5f mixed with black

  1. 166a5f
  2. 125b52
  3. 0d4d44
  4. 093f38
  5. 06312c
  6. 032420
  7. 021815
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166a5f with less saturation

  1. 166a5f
  2. 24695f
  3. 2e675e
  4. 36665e
  5. 3d655e
  6. 43635d
  7. 49625d
  8. 4e605d
  9. 535f5c
  10. 575d5c

Questions about #166a5f

What color is #166a5f?

#166a5f is dusty dark teal. The closest named color is Evergreen Forest. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 95), in HSL hsl(172.14, 65.63%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.376% 0.07817 181.864).

What colors go well with #166a5f?

The complementary color of #166a5f is #804858. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #376846 and #106775. The triadic partners are #645181 and #7b512a.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a5f?

White text reads better on #166a5f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and black gives 3.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a5f a warm or cool color?

#166a5f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 182 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.078.