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#166d5f color: Forest Splendour

#166d5f is rgb(22, 109, 95) in RGB and oklch(48.21% 0.08143 178.989) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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170°
100%

48.2%
0.081
179°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166d5f

#166d5f is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 179°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, 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: #166d5f mixed with white

  1. 166d5f
  2. 357b6e
  3. 4e897d
  4. 64978c
  5. 7aa59c
  6. 90b4ab
  7. a6c3bc
  8. bcd2cc
  9. d2e1dd
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #166d5f mixed with black

  1. 166d5f
  2. 125e52
  3. 0d4f44
  4. 094138
  5. 06332c
  6. 032620
  7. 021915
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166d5f with less saturation

  1. 166d5f
  2. 246c5f
  3. 2f6a5f
  4. 37695f
  5. 3e675f
  6. 45665f
  7. 4a645e
  8. 50635e
  9. 55615e
  10. 5a605e

Questions about #166d5f

What color is #166d5f?

#166d5f is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Splendour. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 95), in HSL hsl(170.34, 66.41%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.21% 0.08143 178.989).

What colors go well with #166d5f?

The complementary color of #166d5f is #834a5d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b6b44 and #076a77. The triadic partners are #655386 and #80522c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d5f?

White text reads better on #166d5f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d5f a warm or cool color?

#166d5f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 179 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.081.