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#166e60 color: Forest Splendour

#166e60 is rgb(22, 110, 96) in RGB and oklch(48.522% 0.082 179.125) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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170°
100%

48.5%
0.082
179°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166e60

#166e60 is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 179°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.12:1 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: #166e60 mixed with white

  1. 166e60
  2. 367c6f
  3. 4e8a7d
  4. 65988d
  5. 7ba69c
  6. 90b5ac
  7. a6c3bc
  8. bcd2cc
  9. d2e1dd
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #166e60 mixed with black

  1. 166e60
  2. 125f52
  3. 0d5045
  4. 094138
  5. 06332c
  6. 032620
  7. 021915
  8. 010e0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166e60 with less saturation

  1. 166e60
  2. 256d60
  3. 2f6b60
  4. 376a60
  5. 3f6860
  6. 45675f
  7. 4b655f
  8. 50645f
  9. 56625f
  10. 5a615f

Questions about #166e60

What color is #166e60?

#166e60 is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Splendour. In RGB it is rgb(22, 110, 96), in HSL hsl(170.45, 66.67%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.522% 0.082 179.125).

What colors go well with #166e60?

The complementary color of #166e60 is #844a5e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b6c45 and #076b78. The triadic partners are #665487 and #81532c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166e60?

White text reads better on #166e60: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and black gives 3.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166e60 a warm or cool color?

#166e60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 179 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.082.