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#166e5e color: Forest Splendour

#166e5e is rgb(22, 110, 94) in RGB and oklch(48.456% 0.08313 177.074) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

48.5%
0.083
177°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166e5e

#166e5e is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 177°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.13:1 contrast and black text 3.43:1, 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: #166e5e mixed with white

  1. 166e5e
  2. 367c6d
  3. 4e8a7c
  4. 65988b
  5. 7ba69b
  6. 90b5ab
  7. a6c3bb
  8. bcd2cc
  9. d2e1dd
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #166e5e mixed with black

  1. 166e5e
  2. 125f51
  3. 0d5044
  4. 094137
  5. 06332b
  6. 03261f
  7. 021914
  8. 010e0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166e5e with less saturation

  1. 166e5e
  2. 256d5e
  3. 2f6b5e
  4. 376a5e
  5. 3f685e
  6. 45675e
  7. 4b655e
  8. 50645f
  9. 55625f
  10. 5a605f

Questions about #166e5e

What color is #166e5e?

#166e5e is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Splendour. In RGB it is rgb(22, 110, 94), in HSL hsl(169.09, 66.67%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.456% 0.08313 177.074).

What colors go well with #166e5e?

The complementary color of #166e5e is #844a5f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d6c43 and #006c77. The triadic partners are #645488 and #82522c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166e5e?

White text reads better on #166e5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and black gives 3.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166e5e a warm or cool color?

#166e5e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 177 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.083.