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#166f62 color: Falcon Turquoise

#166f62 is rgb(22, 111, 98) in RGB and oklch(48.866% 0.08206 180.3) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

48.9%
0.082
180°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166f62

#166f62 is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.03:1 contrast and black text 3.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Falcon Turquoise (#007062). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #166f62 mixed with white

  1. 166f62
  2. 367d70
  3. 4e8b7f
  4. 65998e
  5. 7ba79e
  6. 91b5ad
  7. a6c4bd
  8. bcd2cd
  9. d2e1de
  10. e9f0ee

Darker: #166f62 mixed with black

  1. 166f62
  2. 126054
  3. 0d5147
  4. 09423a
  5. 06342d
  6. 032721
  7. 021a16
  8. 010e0b
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #166f62 with less saturation

  1. 166f62
  2. 256e62
  3. 2f6c62
  4. 386b61
  5. 3f6961
  6. 466861
  7. 4c6661
  8. 516561
  9. 566360
  10. 5b6260

Questions about #166f62

What color is #166f62?

#166f62 is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Falcon Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(22, 111, 98), in HSL hsl(171.24, 66.92%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.866% 0.08206 180.3).

What colors go well with #166f62?

The complementary color of #166f62 is #864b5e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b6d47 and #0b6c7a. The triadic partners are #675588 and #82542c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166f62?

White text reads better on #166f62: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and black gives 3.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166f62 a warm or cool color?

#166f62 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.082.