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#166a8f color: Bondi

#166a8f is rgb(22, 106, 143) in RGB and oklch(49.482% 0.09509 233.391) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

49.5%
0.095
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.49:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166a8f

#166a8f is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.01:1 contrast and black text 3.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bondi (#16698c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #166a8f mixed with white

  1. 166a8f
  2. 35789a
  3. 4e87a5
  4. 6495b0
  5. 7aa4bc
  6. 90b3c7
  7. a6c2d2
  8. bcd1dd
  9. d2e0e8
  10. e8f0f4

Darker: #166a8f mixed with black

  1. 166a8f
  2. 125b7c
  3. 0d4d69
  4. 093f57
  5. 063145
  6. 032434
  7. 021824
  8. 010d15
  9. 000407
  10. 000001

Calmer: #166a8f with less saturation

  1. 166a8f
  2. 25698b
  3. 2f6986
  4. 386882
  5. 3f677d
  6. 466779
  7. 4c6674
  8. 526570
  9. 58646b
  10. 5d6366

Questions about #166a8f

What color is #166a8f?

#166a8f is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Bondi. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 143), in HSL hsl(198.35, 73.33%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.482% 0.09509 233.391).

What colors go well with #166a8f?

The complementary color of #166a8f is #8b5129. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00717a and #456098. The triadic partners are #8b4966 and #62671e.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a8f?

White text reads better on #166a8f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and black gives 3.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a8f a warm or cool color?

#166a8f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.095.