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#166a60 color: Evergreen Forest

#166a60 is rgb(22, 106, 96) in RGB and oklch(47.411% 0.07772 182.994) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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173°
100%

47.4%
0.078
183°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166a60

#166a60 is a dusty dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 183°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.43:1 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: #166a60 mixed with white

  1. 166a60
  2. 35786f
  3. 4d867d
  4. 64958d
  5. 7aa49c
  6. 90b2ac
  7. a5c1bc
  8. bcd1cc
  9. d2e0dd
  10. e8efee

Darker: #166a60 mixed with black

  1. 166a60
  2. 125b52
  3. 0d4d45
  4. 093f38
  5. 06312c
  6. 032420
  7. 021815
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166a60 with less saturation

  1. 166a60
  2. 246960
  3. 2e675f
  4. 36665f
  5. 3d655e
  6. 43635e
  7. 49625d
  8. 4e605d
  9. 535f5d
  10. 575d5c

Questions about #166a60

What color is #166a60?

#166a60 is dusty dark teal. The closest named color is Evergreen Forest. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 96), in HSL hsl(172.86, 65.63%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.411% 0.07772 182.994).

What colors go well with #166a60?

The complementary color of #166a60 is #804958. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #366947 and #126776. The triadic partners are #655180 and #7b522a.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a60?

White text reads better on #166a60: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and black gives 3.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a60 a warm or cool color?

#166a60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 183 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.078.