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#166c5e color: Forest Splendour

#166c5e is rgb(22, 108, 94) in RGB and oklch(47.899% 0.08085 178.851) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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170°
100%

47.9%
0.081
179°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166c5e

#166c5e is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 179°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.29:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Splendour (#016e61). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #166c5e mixed with white

  1. 166c5e
  2. 357a6d
  3. 4e887c
  4. 64968b
  5. 7aa59b
  6. 90b3ab
  7. a6c2bb
  8. bcd1cc
  9. d2e0dd
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #166c5e mixed with black

  1. 166c5e
  2. 125d51
  3. 0d4e44
  4. 094037
  5. 06322b
  6. 03251f
  7. 021914
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166c5e with less saturation

  1. 166c5e
  2. 246b5e
  3. 2e695e
  4. 36685e
  5. 3e675e
  6. 44655e
  7. 4a645e
  8. 4f625d
  9. 54605d
  10. 595f5d

Questions about #166c5e

What color is #166c5e?

#166c5e is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Splendour. In RGB it is rgb(22, 108, 94), in HSL hsl(170.23, 66.15%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.899% 0.08085 178.851).

What colors go well with #166c5e?

The complementary color of #166c5e is #82495c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a6a43 and #076a76. The triadic partners are #645385 and #7f512b.

Is white or black text more readable on #166c5e?

White text reads better on #166c5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166c5e a warm or cool color?

#166c5e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 179 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.081.