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#166b3d color: Cadmium Green

#166b3d is rgb(22, 107, 61) in RGB and oklch(46.721% 0.10779 154.112) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

46.7%
0.108
154°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.20:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166b3d

#166b3d is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.55:1 contrast and black text 3.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006b3c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166b3d mixed with white

  1. 166b3d
  2. 35794f
  3. 4d8861
  4. 639674
  5. 79a586
  6. 8fb39a
  7. a5c2ad
  8. bbd1c1
  9. d2e0d5
  10. e8f0ea

Darker: #166b3d mixed with black

  1. 166b3d
  2. 125c34
  3. 0d4e2b
  4. 093f22
  5. 06321a
  6. 032512
  7. 02180a
  8. 010d04
  9. 000401
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166b3d with less saturation

  1. 166b3d
  2. 236a40
  3. 2d6843
  4. 356646
  5. 3b6549
  6. 42634c
  7. 47614f
  8. 4c6052
  9. 515e55
  10. 565c57

Questions about #166b3d

What color is #166b3d?

#166b3d is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Cadmium Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 107, 61), in HSL hsl(147.53, 65.89%, 25.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.721% 0.10779 154.112).

What colors go well with #166b3d?

The complementary color of #166b3d is #7d4073. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d6411 and #006c61. The triadic partners are #485396 and #8c402f.

Is white or black text more readable on #166b3d?

White text reads better on #166b3d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and black gives 3.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166b3d a warm or cool color?

#166b3d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.108.