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#166d4a color: Into the Green

#166d4a is rgb(22, 109, 74) in RGB and oklch(47.596% 0.09777 160.938) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

47.6%
0.098
161°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166d4a

#166d4a is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.32:1 contrast and black text 3.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Into the Green (#0d6c49). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166d4a mixed with white

  1. 166d4a
  2. 357b5a
  3. 4d896b
  4. 64977d
  5. 7aa68e
  6. 90b4a0
  7. a6c3b3
  8. bcd2c5
  9. d2e1d8
  10. e8f0eb

Darker: #166d4a mixed with black

  1. 166d4a
  2. 125e3f
  3. 0d4f35
  4. 09412a
  5. 063320
  6. 032617
  7. 02190e
  8. 010d06
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166d4a with less saturation

  1. 166d4a
  2. 246c4c
  3. 2e6a4e
  4. 366850
  5. 3d6752
  6. 436553
  7. 496455
  8. 4e6257
  9. 536059
  10. 585e5b

Questions about #166d4a

What color is #166d4a?

#166d4a is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Into the Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 74), in HSL hsl(155.86, 66.41%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.596% 0.09777 160.938).

What colors go well with #166d4a?

The complementary color of #166d4a is #81456d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #496728 and #006d6a. The triadic partners are #535592 and #8a472e.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d4a?

White text reads better on #166d4a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and black gives 3.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d4a a warm or cool color?

#166d4a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.098.