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#166d4f color: Precious Emerald

#166d4f is rgb(22, 109, 79) in RGB and oklch(47.727% 0.09317 164.498) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

47.7%
0.093
164°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166d4f

#166d4f is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Precious Emerald (#186e50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166d4f mixed with white

  1. 166d4f
  2. 357b5f
  3. 4d896f
  4. 649780
  5. 7aa691
  6. 90b4a3
  7. a6c3b5
  8. bcd2c7
  9. d2e1d9
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #166d4f mixed with black

  1. 166d4f
  2. 125e44
  3. 0d4f38
  4. 09412e
  5. 063323
  6. 032619
  7. 021910
  8. 010d07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166d4f with less saturation

  1. 166d4f
  2. 246c50
  3. 2e6a52
  4. 366953
  5. 3d6755
  6. 446556
  7. 496457
  8. 4f6259
  9. 54605a
  10. 585f5b

Questions about #166d4f

What color is #166d4f?

#166d4f is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 79), in HSL hsl(159.31, 66.41%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.727% 0.09317 164.498).

What colors go well with #166d4f?

The complementary color of #166d4f is #814669. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #46682f and #006d6d. The triadic partners are #57548f and #874a2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d4f?

White text reads better on #166d4f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d4f a warm or cool color?

#166d4f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.093.