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#166c60 color: Deep Pacific

#166c60 is rgb(22, 108, 96) in RGB and oklch(47.966% 0.07982 180.999) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

48%
0.080
181°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166c60

#166c60 is a dusty dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 181°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.27:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Pacific (#006e62). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #166c60 mixed with white

  1. 166c60
  2. 357a6f
  3. 4e887d
  4. 64968d
  5. 7aa59c
  6. 90b3ac
  7. a6c2bc
  8. bcd1cc
  9. d2e0dd
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #166c60 mixed with black

  1. 166c60
  2. 125d52
  3. 0d4e45
  4. 094038
  5. 06322c
  6. 032520
  7. 021915
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166c60 with less saturation

  1. 166c60
  2. 246b60
  3. 2e695f
  4. 37685f
  5. 3e675f
  6. 44655f
  7. 4a645e
  8. 4f625e
  9. 54615e
  10. 595f5e

Questions about #166c60

What color is #166c60?

#166c60 is dusty dark teal. The closest named color is Deep Pacific. In RGB it is rgb(22, 108, 96), in HSL hsl(171.63, 66.15%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.966% 0.07982 180.999).

What colors go well with #166c60?

The complementary color of #166c60 is #82495b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #396a46 and #0d6977. The triadic partners are #655283 and #7e522b.

Is white or black text more readable on #166c60?

White text reads better on #166c60: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166c60 a warm or cool color?

#166c60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 181 degrees, its lightness 48% and its chroma 0.08.