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#166f52 color: Precious Emerald

#166f52 is rgb(22, 111, 82) in RGB and oklch(48.375% 0.09328 165.684) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

48.4%
0.093
166°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 56%

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 #166f52

#166f52 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 166°.

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

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166f52 mixed with white

  1. 166f52
  2. 367d62
  3. 4e8b72
  4. 659982
  5. 7ba793
  6. 90b5a4
  7. a6c4b6
  8. bcd2c8
  9. d2e1da
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #166f52 mixed with black

  1. 166f52
  2. 126046
  3. 0d513b
  4. 09422f
  5. 063425
  6. 03271a
  7. 021a11
  8. 010e08
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166f52 with less saturation

  1. 166f52
  2. 256e53
  3. 2f6c55
  4. 376b56
  5. 3e6957
  6. 456758
  7. 4b665a
  8. 50645b
  9. 55625c
  10. 5a605d

Questions about #166f52

What color is #166f52?

#166f52 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(22, 111, 82), in HSL hsl(160.45, 66.92%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.375% 0.09328 165.684).

What colors go well with #166f52?

The complementary color of #166f52 is #84486a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #466a32 and #006e70. The triadic partners are #5a5691 and #894c2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #166f52?

White text reads better on #166f52: 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 #166f52 a warm or cool color?

#166f52 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.093.