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#166b56 color: Clover Brook

#166b56 is rgb(22, 107, 86) in RGB and oklch(47.363% 0.08479 171.695) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

47.4%
0.085
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166b56

#166b56 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.42:1 contrast and black text 3.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Clover Brook (#1c6a53). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166b56 mixed with white

  1. 166b56
  2. 357965
  3. 4d8775
  4. 649685
  5. 7aa496
  6. 90b3a7
  7. a5c2b8
  8. bcd1c9
  9. d2e0db
  10. e8efed

Darker: #166b56 mixed with black

  1. 166b56
  2. 125c4a
  3. 0d4e3e
  4. 093f32
  5. 063227
  6. 03251c
  7. 021812
  8. 010d08
  9. 000402
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166b56 with less saturation

  1. 166b56
  2. 246a57
  3. 2e6857
  4. 366758
  5. 3d6558
  6. 436459
  7. 496259
  8. 4e615a
  9. 535f5b
  10. 575d5b

Questions about #166b56

What color is #166b56?

#166b56 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Clover Brook. In RGB it is rgb(22, 107, 86), in HSL hsl(165.18, 65.89%, 25.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.363% 0.08479 171.695).

What colors go well with #166b56?

The complementary color of #166b56 is #804761. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f683a and #006970. The triadic partners are #5d5288 and #814d2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166b56?

White text reads better on #166b56: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166b56 a warm or cool color?

#166b56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.085.