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#166c62 color: Office Blue Green

#166c62 is rgb(22, 108, 98) in RGB and oklch(48.035% 0.07891 183.208) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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173°
100%

48%
0.079
183°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166c62

#166c62 is a dusty dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 183°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.26:1 contrast and black text 3.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Office Blue Green (#006c65). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #166c62 mixed with white

  1. 166c62
  2. 357a70
  3. 4e887f
  4. 64968e
  5. 7aa59e
  6. 90b3ad
  7. a6c2bd
  8. bcd1cd
  9. d2e0de
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #166c62 mixed with black

  1. 166c62
  2. 125d54
  3. 0d4e47
  4. 09403a
  5. 06322d
  6. 032521
  7. 021916
  8. 010d0b
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #166c62 with less saturation

  1. 166c62
  2. 246b62
  3. 2e6961
  4. 376861
  5. 3e6760
  6. 446560
  7. 4a645f
  8. 4f625f
  9. 54615e
  10. 595f5e

Questions about #166c62

What color is #166c62?

#166c62 is dusty dark teal. The closest named color is Office Blue Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 108, 98), in HSL hsl(173.02, 66.15%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.035% 0.07891 183.208).

What colors go well with #166c62?

The complementary color of #166c62 is #834a59. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #376b48 and #136978. The triadic partners are #675282 and #7d532b.

Is white or black text more readable on #166c62?

White text reads better on #166c62: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and black gives 3.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166c62 a warm or cool color?

#166c62 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 183 degrees, its lightness 48% and its chroma 0.079.