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#166d88 color: Private Eye

#166d88 is rgb(22, 109, 136) in RGB and oklch(49.897% 0.08744 224.512) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

49.9%
0.087
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #166d88

#166d88 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.87:1 contrast and black text 3.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Private Eye (#006e89). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #166d88 mixed with white

  1. 166d88
  2. 367b94
  3. 4e899f
  4. 6597ab
  5. 7ba6b7
  6. 91b4c3
  7. a6c3cf
  8. bcd2db
  9. d2e1e7
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #166d88 mixed with black

  1. 166d88
  2. 125e75
  3. 0d4f63
  4. 094152
  5. 063341
  6. 032631
  7. 021922
  8. 010d13
  9. 000406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #166d88 with less saturation

  1. 166d88
  2. 256c84
  3. 306b81
  4. 396b7d
  5. 406a79
  6. 476976
  7. 4e6872
  8. 53666e
  9. 59656a
  10. 5e6467

Questions about #166d88

What color is #166d88?

#166d88 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Private Eye. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 136), in HSL hsl(194.21, 72.15%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.897% 0.08744 224.512).

What colors go well with #166d88?

The complementary color of #166d88 is #8c5237. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007272 and #3f6594. The triadic partners are #864e6f and #6b6522.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d88?

White text reads better on #166d88: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and black gives 3.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d88 a warm or cool color?

#166d88 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.087.