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#166d5b color: Forest Splendour

#166d5b is rgb(22, 109, 91) in RGB and oklch(48.08% 0.08381 174.927) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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168°
100%

48.1%
0.084
175°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166d5b

#166d5b is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 175°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.23:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Splendour (#016e61). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #166d5b mixed with white

  1. 166d5b
  2. 357b6a
  3. 4e8979
  4. 649789
  5. 7aa699
  6. 90b4a9
  7. a6c3ba
  8. bcd2cb
  9. d2e1dc
  10. e8f0ed

Darker: #166d5b mixed with black

  1. 166d5b
  2. 125e4e
  3. 0d4f41
  4. 094135
  5. 063329
  6. 03261e
  7. 021913
  8. 010d09
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166d5b with less saturation

  1. 166d5b
  2. 246c5b
  3. 2e6a5c
  4. 37695c
  5. 3e675c
  6. 44665c
  7. 4a645d
  8. 4f635d
  9. 54615d
  10. 595f5d

Questions about #166d5b

What color is #166d5b?

#166d5b is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Splendour. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 91), in HSL hsl(167.59, 66.41%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.08% 0.08381 174.927).

What colors go well with #166d5b?

The complementary color of #166d5b is #834960. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e6a3f and #006b74. The triadic partners are #615488 and #82502c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d5b?

White text reads better on #166d5b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d5b a warm or cool color?

#166d5b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 175 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.084.