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#166f71 color: Active Turquoise

#166f71 is rgb(22, 111, 113) in RGB and oklch(49.414% 0.07813 197.265) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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181°
100%

49.4%
0.078
197°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #166f71

#166f71 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 197°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.92:1 contrast and black text 3.55:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Active Turquoise (#006f72). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #166f71 mixed with white

  1. 166f71
  2. 367d7e
  3. 4f8b8c
  4. 659999
  5. 7ba7a7
  6. 91b5b6
  7. a7c4c4
  8. bcd2d2
  9. d2e1e1
  10. e9f0f0

Darker: #166f71 mixed with black

  1. 166f71
  2. 126061
  3. 0d5152
  4. 094243
  5. 063435
  6. 032727
  7. 021a1a
  8. 010e0e
  9. 000404
  10. 000101

Calmer: #166f71 with less saturation

  1. 166f71
  2. 256e6f
  3. 306d6e
  4. 396b6c
  5. 406a6b
  6. 476969
  7. 4d6768
  8. 526666
  9. 586465
  10. 5d6363

Questions about #166f71

What color is #166f71?

#166f71 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Active Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(22, 111, 113), in HSL hsl(181.32, 67.41%, 26.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.414% 0.07813 197.265).

What colors go well with #166f71?

The complementary color of #166f71 is #884e51. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2d7058 and #276a84. The triadic partners are #74537f and #7a5b29.

Is white or black text more readable on #166f71?

White text reads better on #166f71: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and black gives 3.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166f71 a warm or cool color?

#166f71 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 197 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.078.