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#166a91 color: Cairns

#166a91 is rgb(22, 106, 145) in RGB and oklch(49.588% 0.09712 234.804) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

49.6%
0.097
235°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #166a91

#166a91 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 235°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.99:1 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: #166a91 mixed with white

  1. 166a91
  2. 35789c
  3. 4e87a7
  4. 6495b2
  5. 7aa4bd
  6. 90b3c8
  7. a6c2d3
  8. bcd1de
  9. d2e0e9
  10. e8f0f4

Darker: #166a91 mixed with black

  1. 166a91
  2. 125b7d
  3. 0d4d6a
  4. 093f58
  5. 063146
  6. 032435
  7. 021825
  8. 010d15
  9. 000407
  10. 000001

Calmer: #166a91 with less saturation

  1. 166a91
  2. 256a8c
  3. 2f6988
  4. 386883
  5. 40687f
  6. 46677a
  7. 4d6675
  8. 526571
  9. 58646c
  10. 5d6367

Questions about #166a91

What color is #166a91?

#166a91 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Cairns. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 145), in HSL hsl(199.02, 73.65%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.588% 0.09712 234.804).

What colors go well with #166a91?

The complementary color of #166a91 is #8c5126. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00717c and #466099. The triadic partners are #8c4965 and #61681d.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a91?

White text reads better on #166a91: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a91 a warm or cool color?

#166a91 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.097.