Skip to the color picker

#166d53 color: Martian Green

#166d53 is rgb(22, 109, 83) in RGB and oklch(47.838% 0.08975 167.674) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

162°
100%

47.8%
0.090
168°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 23

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #166d53

#166d53 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Martian Green (#136c51). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166d53 mixed with white

  1. 166d53
  2. 357b63
  3. 4e8973
  4. 649783
  5. 7aa694
  6. 90b4a5
  7. a6c3b6
  8. bcd2c8
  9. d2e1da
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #166d53 mixed with black

  1. 166d53
  2. 125e47
  3. 0d4f3b
  4. 094130
  5. 063325
  6. 03261b
  7. 021911
  8. 010d08
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166d53 with less saturation

  1. 166d53
  2. 246c54
  3. 2e6a55
  4. 366956
  5. 3d6757
  6. 446658
  7. 4a6459
  8. 4f625a
  9. 54615b
  10. 595f5c

Questions about #166d53

What color is #166d53?

#166d53 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Martian Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 83), in HSL hsl(162.07, 66.41%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.838% 0.08975 167.674).

What colors go well with #166d53?

The complementary color of #166d53 is #824766. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #436935 and #006c6f. The triadic partners are #5b548d and #864c2d.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d53?

White text reads better on #166d53: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d53 a warm or cool color?

#166d53 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.09.