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#166d5c color: Forest Splendour

#166d5c is rgb(22, 109, 92) in RGB and oklch(48.112% 0.08318 175.916) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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168°
100%

48.1%
0.083
176°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166d5c

#166d5c is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 176°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.22:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, 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: #166d5c mixed with white

  1. 166d5c
  2. 357b6b
  3. 4e897a
  4. 64978a
  5. 7aa59a
  6. 90b4aa
  7. a6c3ba
  8. bcd2cb
  9. d2e1dc
  10. e8f0ed

Darker: #166d5c mixed with black

  1. 166d5c
  2. 125e4f
  3. 0d4f42
  4. 094136
  5. 06332a
  6. 03261f
  7. 021914
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166d5c with less saturation

  1. 166d5c
  2. 246c5c
  3. 2e6a5c
  4. 37695d
  5. 3e675d
  6. 44665d
  7. 4a645d
  8. 50635d
  9. 55615d
  10. 595f5e

Questions about #166d5c

What color is #166d5c?

#166d5c is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Splendour. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 92), in HSL hsl(168.28, 66.41%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.112% 0.08318 175.916).

What colors go well with #166d5c?

The complementary color of #166d5c is #83495f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d6a41 and #006b75. The triadic partners are #625488 and #81512c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d5c?

White text reads better on #166d5c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d5c a warm or cool color?

#166d5c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 176 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.083.