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#166c44 color: Green Caterpillar

#166c44 is rgb(22, 108, 68) in RGB and oklch(47.164% 0.10219 157.579) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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152°
100%

47.2%
0.102
158°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #166c44

#166c44 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.44:1 contrast and black text 3.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Caterpillar (#146b47). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166c44 mixed with white

  1. 166c44
  2. 357a55
  3. 4d8867
  4. 649778
  5. 7aa58b
  6. 8fb49d
  7. a5c3b0
  8. bbd1c3
  9. d2e0d7
  10. e8f0eb

Darker: #166c44 mixed with black

  1. 166c44
  2. 125d3a
  3. 0d4e30
  4. 094026
  5. 06321d
  6. 032514
  7. 02190c
  8. 010d05
  9. 000402
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166c44 with less saturation

  1. 166c44
  2. 246b47
  3. 2d6949
  4. 35674b
  5. 3c664e
  6. 426450
  7. 486252
  8. 4d6155
  9. 525f57
  10. 575d59

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Colors that go with #166c44

Complementary
#166c44#7f436f
Analogous
#166c44#4b661f#006d65
Triadic
#166c44#4e5494#8b442f
Split
#166c44#6b4a87#8a4051

Questions about #166c44

What color is #166c44?

#166c44 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Green Caterpillar. In RGB it is rgb(22, 108, 68), in HSL hsl(152.09, 66.15%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.164% 0.10219 157.579).

What colors go well with #166c44?

The complementary color of #166c44 is #7f436f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b661f and #006d65. The triadic partners are #4e5494 and #8b442f.

Is white or black text more readable on #166c44?

White text reads better on #166c44: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and black gives 3.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166c44 a warm or cool color?

#166c44 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.102.