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#166d8e color: Copacabana

#166d8e is rgb(22, 109, 142) in RGB and oklch(50.197% 0.09254 229.583) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

50.2%
0.093
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #166d8e

#166d8e is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.81:1 contrast and black text 3.61:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Copacabana (#006c8d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #166d8e mixed with white

  1. 166d8e
  2. 367b99
  3. 4e89a4
  4. 6597b0
  5. 7ba6bb
  6. 91b4c6
  7. a6c3d1
  8. bcd2dd
  9. d2e1e8
  10. e9f0f4

Darker: #166d8e mixed with black

  1. 166d8e
  2. 125e7b
  3. 0d4f68
  4. 094156
  5. 063344
  6. 032634
  7. 021924
  8. 010d15
  9. 000407
  10. 000101

Calmer: #166d8e with less saturation

  1. 166d8e
  2. 256c8a
  3. 306c86
  4. 396b82
  5. 416a7d
  6. 486979
  7. 4e6875
  8. 546771
  9. 59666c
  10. 5f6568

Questions about #166d8e

What color is #166d8e?

#166d8e is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Copacabana. In RGB it is rgb(22, 109, 142), in HSL hsl(196.5, 73.17%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.197% 0.09254 229.583).

What colors go well with #166d8e?

The complementary color of #166d8e is #8e5330. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007378 and #436498. The triadic partners are #8b4c6c and #686820.

Is white or black text more readable on #166d8e?

White text reads better on #166d8e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and black gives 3.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166d8e a warm or cool color?

#166d8e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.093.