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#166a90 color: Cairns

#166a90 is rgb(22, 106, 144) in RGB and oklch(49.535% 0.0961 234.106) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

49.5%
0.096
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166a90

#166a90 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cairns (#0a6b92). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #166a90 mixed with white

  1. 166a90
  2. 35789b
  3. 4e87a6
  4. 6495b1
  5. 7aa4bc
  6. 90b3c7
  7. a6c2d2
  8. bcd1de
  9. d2e0e9
  10. e8f0f4

Darker: #166a90 mixed with black

  1. 166a90
  2. 125b7d
  3. 0d4d6a
  4. 093f57
  5. 063145
  6. 032434
  7. 021824
  8. 010d15
  9. 000407
  10. 000001

Calmer: #166a90 with less saturation

  1. 166a90
  2. 25698c
  3. 2f6987
  4. 386882
  5. 3f687e
  6. 466779
  7. 4c6675
  8. 526570
  9. 58646b
  10. 5d6367

Questions about #166a90

What color is #166a90?

#166a90 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Cairns. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 144), in HSL hsl(198.69, 73.49%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.535% 0.0961 234.106).

What colors go well with #166a90?

The complementary color of #166a90 is #8b5127. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00717b and #466099. The triadic partners are #8b4966 and #61681d.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a90?

White text reads better on #166a90: white gives a contrast ratio of 6:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a90 a warm or cool color?

#166a90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.096.