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#166b5b color: Pacific Queen

#166b5b is rgb(22, 107, 91) in RGB and oklch(47.521% 0.08143 176.614) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

47.5%
0.081
177°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166b5b

#166b5b is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 177°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.39:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacific Queen (#026b5d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #166b5b mixed with white

  1. 166b5b
  2. 35796a
  3. 4d8779
  4. 649689
  5. 7aa499
  6. 90b3a9
  7. a6c2ba
  8. bcd1cb
  9. d2e0dc
  10. e8efed

Darker: #166b5b mixed with black

  1. 166b5b
  2. 125c4e
  3. 0d4e41
  4. 093f35
  5. 063229
  6. 03251e
  7. 021813
  8. 010d09
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166b5b with less saturation

  1. 166b5b
  2. 246a5b
  3. 2e685b
  4. 36675b
  5. 3d655b
  6. 43645c
  7. 49635c
  8. 4e615c
  9. 535f5c
  10. 585e5c

Questions about #166b5b

What color is #166b5b?

#166b5b is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Pacific Queen. In RGB it is rgb(22, 107, 91), in HSL hsl(168.71, 65.89%, 25.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.521% 0.08143 176.614).

What colors go well with #166b5b?

The complementary color of #166b5b is #80485d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b6940 and #006973. The triadic partners are #615285 and #7f4f2b.

Is white or black text more readable on #166b5b?

White text reads better on #166b5b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166b5b a warm or cool color?

#166b5b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 177 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.081.