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#166a93 color: Cairns

#166a93 is rgb(22, 106, 147) in RGB and oklch(49.697% 0.09922 236.15) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

49.7%
0.099
236°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.52:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #166a93

#166a93 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 236°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.97:1 contrast and black text 3.52:1, 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: #166a93 mixed with white

  1. 166a93
  2. 35789e
  3. 4e87a9
  4. 6495b4
  5. 7aa4be
  6. 90b3c9
  7. a6c2d4
  8. bcd1df
  9. d2e0e9
  10. e8f0f4

Darker: #166a93 mixed with black

  1. 166a93
  2. 125b7f
  3. 0d4d6c
  4. 093f59
  5. 063147
  6. 032436
  7. 021825
  8. 010d16
  9. 000408
  10. 000001

Calmer: #166a93 with less saturation

  1. 166a93
  2. 256a8e
  3. 2f698a
  4. 386885
  5. 406880
  6. 46677b
  7. 4d6676
  8. 536571
  9. 58646c
  10. 5d6367

Questions about #166a93

What color is #166a93?

#166a93 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Cairns. In RGB it is rgb(22, 106, 147), in HSL hsl(199.68, 73.96%, 33.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.697% 0.09922 236.15).

What colors go well with #166a93?

The complementary color of #166a93 is #8c5223. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00727e and #48609b. The triadic partners are #8e4864 and #60691c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166a93?

White text reads better on #166a93: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and black gives 3.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166a93 a warm or cool color?

#166a93 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 236 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.099.