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#166c70 color: Deep Lake

#166c70 is rgb(22, 108, 112) in RGB and oklch(48.562% 0.07638 199.758) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

48.6%
0.076
200°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166c70

#166c70 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.15:1 contrast and black text 3.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Lake (#006c70). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #166c70 mixed with white

  1. 166c70
  2. 367a7d
  3. 4e888b
  4. 649699
  5. 7aa5a7
  6. 90b3b5
  7. a6c2c3
  8. bcd1d2
  9. d2e0e1
  10. e8f0f0

Darker: #166c70 mixed with black

  1. 166c70
  2. 125d60
  3. 0d4e51
  4. 094043
  5. 063235
  6. 032527
  7. 02191a
  8. 010d0e
  9. 000404
  10. 000001

Calmer: #166c70 with less saturation

  1. 166c70
  2. 246b6e
  3. 2f6a6d
  4. 37696b
  5. 3f6769
  6. 456668
  7. 4b6566
  8. 506364
  9. 566262
  10. 5a6161

Questions about #166c70

What color is #166c70?

#166c70 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Deep Lake. In RGB it is rgb(22, 108, 112), in HSL hsl(182.67, 67.16%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.562% 0.07638 199.758).

What colors go well with #166c70?

The complementary color of #166c70 is #854d4d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a6d58 and #296782. The triadic partners are #72517a and #765a28.

Is white or black text more readable on #166c70?

White text reads better on #166c70: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and black gives 3.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166c70 a warm or cool color?

#166c70 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.076.