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#166b50 color: Martian Green

#166b50 is rgb(22, 107, 80) in RGB and oklch(47.187% 0.08957 166.431) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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161°
100%

47.2%
0.090
166°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.25:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166b50

#166b50 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.46:1 contrast and black text 3.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Martian Green (#136c51). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166b50 mixed with white

  1. 166b50
  2. 357960
  3. 4d8770
  4. 649681
  5. 7aa492
  6. 8fb3a3
  7. a5c2b5
  8. bbd1c7
  9. d2e0d9
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #166b50 mixed with black

  1. 166b50
  2. 125c44
  3. 0d4e39
  4. 093f2e
  5. 063224
  6. 03251a
  7. 021810
  8. 010d07
  9. 000402
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166b50 with less saturation

  1. 166b50
  2. 246a51
  3. 2d6852
  4. 356753
  5. 3c6555
  6. 436456
  7. 486257
  8. 4d6058
  9. 525f59
  10. 575d5a

Questions about #166b50

What color is #166b50?

#166b50 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Martian Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 107, 80), in HSL hsl(160.94, 65.89%, 25.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.187% 0.08957 166.431).

What colors go well with #166b50?

The complementary color of #166b50 is #7f4566. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #436732 and #006a6c. The triadic partners are #58538b and #844a2d.

Is white or black text more readable on #166b50?

White text reads better on #166b50: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and black gives 3.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166b50 a warm or cool color?

#166b50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.09.