Skip to the color picker

#166c5f color: Forest Splendour

#166c5f is rgb(22, 108, 95) in RGB and oklch(47.932% 0.08032 179.917) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

171°
100%

47.9%
0.080
180°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #166c5f

#166c5f is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 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: #166c5f mixed with white

  1. 166c5f
  2. 357a6e
  3. 4e887d
  4. 64968c
  5. 7aa59c
  6. 90b3ab
  7. a6c2bc
  8. bcd1cc
  9. d2e0dd
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #166c5f mixed with black

  1. 166c5f
  2. 125d52
  3. 0d4e44
  4. 094038
  5. 06322c
  6. 032520
  7. 021915
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166c5f with less saturation

  1. 166c5f
  2. 246b5f
  3. 2e695f
  4. 36685e
  5. 3e675e
  6. 44655e
  7. 4a645e
  8. 4f625e
  9. 54615e
  10. 595f5d

Questions about #166c5f

What color is #166c5f?

#166c5f is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Splendour. In RGB it is rgb(22, 108, 95), in HSL hsl(170.93, 66.15%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.932% 0.08032 179.917).

What colors go well with #166c5f?

The complementary color of #166c5f is #82495c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #396a45 and #0a6976. The triadic partners are #645384 and #7e522b.

Is white or black text more readable on #166c5f?

White text reads better on #166c5f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166c5f a warm or cool color?

#166c5f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.08.