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#166d54 color: Sparkling Emerald

#166d54 is rgb(22, 109, 84) in RGB and oklch(47.867% 0.08893 168.515) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

47.9%
0.089
169°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166d54

#166d54 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.27:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sparkling Emerald (#1f6c53). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166d54 mixed with white

  1. 166d54
  2. 357b64
  3. 4e8973
  4. 649784
  5. 7aa694
  6. 90b4a5
  7. a6c3b7
  8. bcd2c8
  9. d2e1da
  10. e8f0ed

Darker: #166d54 mixed with black

  1. 166d54
  2. 125e48
  3. 0d4f3c
  4. 094131
  5. 063326
  6. 03261b
  7. 021911
  8. 010d08
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166d54 with less saturation

  1. 166d54
  2. 246c55
  3. 2e6a56
  4. 366957
  5. 3e6758
  6. 446659
  7. 4a645a
  8. 4f625a
  9. 54615b
  10. 595f5c

Questions about #166d54

What color is #166d54?

#166d54 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Sparkling Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 84), in HSL hsl(162.76, 66.41%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.867% 0.08893 168.515).

What colors go well with #166d54?

The complementary color of #166d54 is #824766. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #436936 and #006c70. The triadic partners are #5b548c and #854d2d.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d54?

White text reads better on #166d54: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d54 a warm or cool color?

#166d54 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.089.