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#166e3b color: Dartmouth Green

#166e3b is rgb(22, 110, 59) in RGB and oklch(47.549% 0.1141 152.447) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

47.5%
0.114
152°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #166e3b

#166e3b is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 152°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dartmouth Green (#00703c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #166e3b mixed with white

  1. 166e3b
  2. 357c4d
  3. 4d8a60
  4. 649872
  5. 7aa786
  6. 90b599
  7. a6c4ad
  8. bcd2c1
  9. d2e1d5
  10. e8f0ea

Darker: #166e3b mixed with black

  1. 166e3b
  2. 125f32
  3. 0d5029
  4. 094121
  5. 063319
  6. 032611
  7. 021909
  8. 010e04
  9. 000401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166e3b with less saturation

  1. 166e3b
  2. 246c3f
  3. 2e6b42
  4. 366946
  5. 3d6849
  6. 43664d
  7. 496450
  8. 4e6253
  9. 536056
  10. 585e59

Questions about #166e3b

What color is #166e3b?

#166e3b is deep dark green. The closest named color is Dartmouth Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 110, 59), in HSL hsl(145.23, 66.67%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.549% 0.1141 152.447).

What colors go well with #166e3b?

The complementary color of #166e3b is #814178. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #516604 and #006f61. The triadic partners are #47569c and #914030.

Is white or black text more readable on #166e3b?

White text reads better on #166e3b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166e3b a warm or cool color?

#166e3b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 152 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.114.