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#166f4b color: Aquadazzle

#166f4b is rgb(22, 111, 75) in RGB and oklch(48.191% 0.09964 160.719) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

48.2%
0.100
161°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166f4b

#166f4b is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.16:1 contrast and black text 3.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Aquadazzle (#006f49). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166f4b mixed with white

  1. 166f4b
  2. 367d5b
  3. 4e8b6c
  4. 64997d
  5. 7aa78f
  6. 90b5a1
  7. a6c4b3
  8. bcd2c6
  9. d2e1d8
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #166f4b mixed with black

  1. 166f4b
  2. 126040
  3. 0d5135
  4. 09422b
  5. 063421
  6. 032717
  7. 021a0e
  8. 010e06
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166f4b with less saturation

  1. 166f4b
  2. 246e4d
  3. 2f6c4f
  4. 376a51
  5. 3e6953
  6. 446755
  7. 4a6557
  8. 506459
  9. 55625a
  10. 59605c

Questions about #166f4b

What color is #166f4b?

#166f4b is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Aquadazzle. In RGB it is rgb(22, 111, 75), in HSL hsl(155.73, 66.92%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.191% 0.09964 160.719).

What colors go well with #166f4b?

The complementary color of #166f4b is #83466f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a6928 and #006f6b. The triadic partners are #545695 and #8c482f.

Is white or black text more readable on #166f4b?

White text reads better on #166f4b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and black gives 3.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166f4b a warm or cool color?

#166f4b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.1.