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#166b5c color: Pacific Queen

#166b5c is rgb(22, 107, 92) in RGB and oklch(47.554% 0.08084 177.653) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

47.6%
0.081
178°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166b5c

#166b5c is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 178°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.38:1 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: #166b5c mixed with white

  1. 166b5c
  2. 35796b
  3. 4d877a
  4. 64968a
  5. 7aa49a
  6. 90b3aa
  7. a6c2ba
  8. bcd1cb
  9. d2e0dc
  10. e8efed

Darker: #166b5c mixed with black

  1. 166b5c
  2. 125c4f
  3. 0d4e42
  4. 093f36
  5. 06322a
  6. 03251f
  7. 021814
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166b5c with less saturation

  1. 166b5c
  2. 246a5c
  3. 2e685c
  4. 36675c
  5. 3d665c
  6. 43645c
  7. 49635c
  8. 4e615c
  9. 535f5c
  10. 585e5c

Questions about #166b5c

What color is #166b5c?

#166b5c is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Pacific Queen. In RGB it is rgb(22, 107, 92), in HSL hsl(169.41, 65.89%, 25.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.554% 0.08084 177.653).

What colors go well with #166b5c?

The complementary color of #166b5c is #81485c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b6941 and #036974. The triadic partners are #625284 and #7e502b.

Is white or black text more readable on #166b5c?

White text reads better on #166b5c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166b5c a warm or cool color?

#166b5c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 178 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.081.