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#166f4c color: Precious Emerald

#166f4c is rgb(22, 111, 76) in RGB and oklch(48.216% 0.0987 161.377) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

48.2%
0.099
161°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166f4c

#166f4c is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.15:1 contrast and black text 3.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Precious Emerald (#186e50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166f4c mixed with white

  1. 166f4c
  2. 367d5c
  3. 4e8b6d
  4. 64997e
  5. 7aa790
  6. 90b5a1
  7. a6c4b3
  8. bcd2c6
  9. d2e1d9
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #166f4c mixed with black

  1. 166f4c
  2. 126041
  3. 0d5136
  4. 09422c
  5. 063422
  6. 032718
  7. 021a0f
  8. 010e06
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166f4c with less saturation

  1. 166f4c
  2. 246e4e
  3. 2f6c50
  4. 376a52
  5. 3e6954
  6. 456755
  7. 4a6557
  8. 506459
  9. 55625b
  10. 5a605c

Questions about #166f4c

What color is #166f4c?

#166f4c is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(22, 111, 76), in HSL hsl(156.4, 66.92%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.216% 0.0987 161.377).

What colors go well with #166f4c?

The complementary color of #166f4c is #83466e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a692a and #006f6c. The triadic partners are #555694 and #8c492f.

Is white or black text more readable on #166f4c?

White text reads better on #166f4c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and black gives 3.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166f4c a warm or cool color?

#166f4c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.099.