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#166e63 color: Deep Pacific

#166e63 is rgb(22, 110, 99) in RGB and oklch(48.623% 0.08053 182.319) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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173°
100%

48.6%
0.081
182°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166e63

#166e63 is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 182°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Pacific (#006e62). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #166e63 mixed with white

  1. 166e63
  2. 367c71
  3. 4e8a80
  4. 65988f
  5. 7ba69e
  6. 90b5ae
  7. a6c3bd
  8. bcd2ce
  9. d2e1de
  10. e8f0ee

Darker: #166e63 mixed with black

  1. 166e63
  2. 125f55
  3. 0d5047
  4. 09413a
  5. 06332e
  6. 032621
  7. 021916
  8. 010e0b
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166e63 with less saturation

  1. 166e63
  2. 256d63
  3. 2f6b62
  4. 386a62
  5. 3f6961
  6. 456761
  7. 4b6661
  8. 516460
  9. 566260
  10. 5b6160

Questions about #166e63

What color is #166e63?

#166e63 is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Deep Pacific. In RGB it is rgb(22, 110, 99), in HSL hsl(172.5, 66.67%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.623% 0.08053 182.319).

What colors go well with #166e63?

The complementary color of #166e63 is #854b5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #396c49 and #116b7a. The triadic partners are #685485 and #80542b.

Is white or black text more readable on #166e63?

White text reads better on #166e63: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166e63 a warm or cool color?

#166e63 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 182 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.081.