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#166d89 color: Private Eye

#166d89 is rgb(22, 109, 137) in RGB and oklch(49.946% 0.08824 225.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

49.9%
0.088
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #166d89

#166d89 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.86:1 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: #166d89 mixed with white

  1. 166d89
  2. 367b95
  3. 4e89a0
  4. 6597ac
  5. 7ba6b8
  6. 91b4c3
  7. a6c3cf
  8. bcd2db
  9. d2e1e7
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #166d89 mixed with black

  1. 166d89
  2. 125e76
  3. 0d4f64
  4. 094153
  5. 063342
  6. 032631
  7. 021922
  8. 010d14
  9. 000407
  10. 000101

Calmer: #166d89 with less saturation

  1. 166d89
  2. 256c85
  3. 306b82
  4. 396b7e
  5. 416a7a
  6. 476976
  7. 4e6873
  8. 53676f
  9. 59656b
  10. 5e6467

Questions about #166d89

What color is #166d89?

#166d89 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Private Eye. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 137), in HSL hsl(194.61, 72.33%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.946% 0.08824 225.403).

What colors go well with #166d89?

The complementary color of #166d89 is #8c5236. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007273 and #3f6595. The triadic partners are #874d6e and #6a6622.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d89?

White text reads better on #166d89: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and black gives 3.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d89 a warm or cool color?

#166d89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.088.