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#166f59 color: Teal Dark Green

#166f59 is rgb(22, 111, 89) in RGB and oklch(48.578% 0.08767 171.52) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

48.6%
0.088
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166f59

#166f59 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.08:1 contrast and black text 3.45:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Teal Dark Green (#006d57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #166f59 mixed with white

  1. 166f59
  2. 367d68
  3. 4e8b78
  4. 659987
  5. 7ba798
  6. 91b5a8
  7. a6c4b9
  8. bcd2ca
  9. d2e1db
  10. e9f0ed

Darker: #166f59 mixed with black

  1. 166f59
  2. 12604c
  3. 0d5140
  4. 094234
  5. 063428
  6. 03271d
  7. 021a13
  8. 010e09
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166f59 with less saturation

  1. 166f59
  2. 256e5a
  3. 2f6c5a
  4. 386b5b
  5. 3f695b
  6. 45685c
  7. 4b665d
  8. 51645d
  9. 56635e
  10. 5b615e

Questions about #166f59

What color is #166f59?

#166f59 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Teal Dark Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 111, 89), in HSL hsl(165.17, 66.92%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.578% 0.08767 171.52).

What colors go well with #166f59?

The complementary color of #166f59 is #844965. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #416c3c and #006d74. The triadic partners are #60568d and #86502e.

Is white or black text more readable on #166f59?

White text reads better on #166f59: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and black gives 3.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166f59 a warm or cool color?

#166f59 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.088.