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#166e61 color: Forest Splendour

#166e61 is rgb(22, 110, 97) in RGB and oklch(48.555% 0.08148 180.175) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

48.6%
0.081
180°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166e61

#166e61 is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.11:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, 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: #166e61 mixed with white

  1. 166e61
  2. 367c6f
  3. 4e8a7e
  4. 65988d
  5. 7ba69d
  6. 90b5ad
  7. a6c3bd
  8. bcd2cd
  9. d2e1dd
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #166e61 mixed with black

  1. 166e61
  2. 125f53
  3. 0d5046
  4. 094139
  5. 06332d
  6. 032621
  7. 021915
  8. 010e0b
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166e61 with less saturation

  1. 166e61
  2. 256d61
  3. 2f6b61
  4. 376a60
  5. 3f6860
  6. 456760
  7. 4b6560
  8. 516460
  9. 56625f
  10. 5a615f

Questions about #166e61

What color is #166e61?

#166e61 is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Splendour. In RGB it is rgb(22, 110, 97), in HSL hsl(171.14, 66.67%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.555% 0.08148 180.175).

What colors go well with #166e61?

The complementary color of #166e61 is #854b5d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a6c46 and #0b6b79. The triadic partners are #665486 and #81532c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166e61?

White text reads better on #166e61: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166e61 a warm or cool color?

#166e61 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.081.