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#166a76 color: Mary Blue

#166a76 is rgb(22, 106, 118) in RGB and oklch(48.274% 0.07695 209.503) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

48.3%
0.077
210°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166a76

#166a76 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 48.3% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 210°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.25:1 contrast and black text 3.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mary Blue (#006a77). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #166a76 mixed with white

  1. 166a76
  2. 357883
  3. 4d8690
  4. 64959d
  5. 7aa4ab
  6. 90b2b9
  7. a6c1c6
  8. bcd1d4
  9. d2e0e2
  10. e8eff1

Darker: #166a76 mixed with black

  1. 166a76
  2. 125b66
  3. 0d4d56
  4. 093f47
  5. 063138
  6. 032429
  7. 02181c
  8. 010d0f
  9. 000405
  10. 000001

Calmer: #166a76 with less saturation

  1. 166a76
  2. 246974
  3. 2e6871
  4. 37676f
  5. 3e666d
  6. 44656a
  7. 4a6368
  8. 506265
  9. 556163
  10. 5a6061

Questions about #166a76

What color is #166a76?

#166a76 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Mary Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 118), in HSL hsl(187.5, 68.57%, 27.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.274% 0.07695 209.503).

What colors go well with #166a76?

The complementary color of #166a76 is #844d44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e6c60 and #316485. The triadic partners are #774e73 and #705c25.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a76?

White text reads better on #166a76: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and black gives 3.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a76 a warm or cool color?

#166a76 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 210 degrees, its lightness 48.3% and its chroma 0.077.