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#166c46 color: Green Caterpillar

#166c46 is rgb(22, 108, 70) in RGB and oklch(47.211% 0.10021 158.783) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

47.2%
0.100
159°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166c46

#166c46 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.43:1 contrast and black text 3.27:1, 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: #166c46 mixed with white

  1. 166c46
  2. 357a57
  3. 4d8868
  4. 64977a
  5. 7aa58c
  6. 8fb49e
  7. a5c2b1
  8. bbd1c4
  9. d2e0d7
  10. e8f0eb

Darker: #166c46 mixed with black

  1. 166c46
  2. 125d3c
  3. 0d4e32
  4. 094028
  5. 06321e
  6. 032515
  7. 02190d
  8. 010d05
  9. 000402
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166c46 with less saturation

  1. 166c46
  2. 246b48
  3. 2d694b
  4. 35674d
  5. 3c664f
  6. 436451
  7. 486353
  8. 4d6155
  9. 525f57
  10. 575d59

Questions about #166c46

What color is #166c46?

#166c46 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Green Caterpillar. In RGB it is rgb(22, 108, 70), in HSL hsl(153.49, 66.15%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.211% 0.10021 158.783).

What colors go well with #166c46?

The complementary color of #166c46 is #7f436e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a6622 and #006d67. The triadic partners are #505493 and #8a452e.

Is white or black text more readable on #166c46?

White text reads better on #166c46: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166c46 a warm or cool color?

#166c46 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.1.