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#166d60 color: Forest Splendour

#166d60 is rgb(22, 109, 96) in RGB and oklch(48.244% 0.0809 180.047) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

48.2%
0.081
180°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166d60

#166d60 is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.19:1 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: #166d60 mixed with white

  1. 166d60
  2. 367b6f
  3. 4e897d
  4. 64978d
  5. 7aa59c
  6. 90b4ac
  7. a6c3bc
  8. bcd2cc
  9. d2e1dd
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #166d60 mixed with black

  1. 166d60
  2. 125e52
  3. 0d4f45
  4. 094138
  5. 06332c
  6. 032620
  7. 021915
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166d60 with less saturation

  1. 166d60
  2. 246c60
  3. 2f6a60
  4. 37695f
  5. 3e685f
  6. 45665f
  7. 4a655f
  8. 50635f
  9. 55615f
  10. 5a605e

Questions about #166d60

What color is #166d60?

#166d60 is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Splendour. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 96), in HSL hsl(171.03, 66.41%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.244% 0.0809 180.047).

What colors go well with #166d60?

The complementary color of #166d60 is #834a5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a6b45 and #0a6a77. The triadic partners are #655385 and #80532b.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d60?

White text reads better on #166d60: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d60 a warm or cool color?

#166d60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.081.