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#166b3e color: Cadmium Green

#166b3e is rgb(22, 107, 62) in RGB and oklch(46.742% 0.10678 154.615) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

46.7%
0.107
155°
  • 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
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166b3e

#166b3e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.55:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, 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: #166b3e mixed with white

  1. 166b3e
  2. 357950
  3. 4d8762
  4. 639674
  5. 79a587
  6. 8fb39a
  7. a5c2ae
  8. bbd1c1
  9. d2e0d6
  10. e8f0ea

Darker: #166b3e mixed with black

  1. 166b3e
  2. 125c35
  3. 0d4e2b
  4. 093f23
  5. 06321a
  6. 032512
  7. 02180a
  8. 010d04
  9. 000401
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166b3e with less saturation

  1. 166b3e
  2. 236a41
  3. 2d6844
  4. 356647
  5. 3c654a
  6. 42634d
  7. 47614f
  8. 4c6052
  9. 515e55
  10. 565c57

Questions about #166b3e

What color is #166b3e?

#166b3e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Cadmium Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 107, 62), in HSL hsl(148.24, 65.89%, 25.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.742% 0.10678 154.615).

What colors go well with #166b3e?

The complementary color of #166b3e is #7d4172. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d6413 and #006c61. The triadic partners are #495395 and #8c412f.

Is white or black text more readable on #166b3e?

White text reads better on #166b3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166b3e a warm or cool color?

#166b3e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.107.