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#166a61 color: Evergreen Forest

#166a61 is rgb(22, 106, 97) in RGB and oklch(47.446% 0.07731 184.14) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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174°
100%

47.4%
0.077
184°
  • 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
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166a61

#166a61 is a dusty dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 184°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.43:1 contrast and black text 3.27:1, 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: #166a61 mixed with white

  1. 166a61
  2. 35786f
  3. 4d867e
  4. 64958d
  5. 7aa49d
  6. 90b2ad
  7. a5c1bd
  8. bcd1cd
  9. d2e0dd
  10. e8efee

Darker: #166a61 mixed with black

  1. 166a61
  2. 125b53
  3. 0d4d46
  4. 093f39
  5. 06312d
  6. 032421
  7. 021815
  8. 010d0b
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166a61 with less saturation

  1. 166a61
  2. 246960
  3. 2e6760
  4. 36665f
  5. 3d655f
  6. 43635e
  7. 49625e
  8. 4e615d
  9. 535f5d
  10. 575d5c

Questions about #166a61

What color is #166a61?

#166a61 is dusty dark teal. The closest named color is Evergreen Forest. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 97), in HSL hsl(173.57, 65.63%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.446% 0.07731 184.14).

What colors go well with #166a61?

The complementary color of #166a61 is #804957. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #356948 and #156777. The triadic partners are #66517f and #7a522a.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a61?

White text reads better on #166a61: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a61 a warm or cool color?

#166a61 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 184 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.077.