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#166f7a color: Iridescent Peacock

#166f7a is rgb(22, 111, 122) in RGB and oklch(49.783% 0.07953 207.709) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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187°
100%

49.8%
0.080
208°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 52%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.59:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #166f7a

#166f7a is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 208°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.85:1 contrast and black text 3.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Iridescent Peacock (#00707d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #166f7a mixed with white

  1. 166f7a
  2. 367d87
  3. 4f8b93
  4. 6599a0
  5. 7ba7ad
  6. 91b5bb
  7. a7c4c8
  8. bdd2d6
  9. d2e1e3
  10. e9f0f1

Darker: #166f7a mixed with black

  1. 166f7a
  2. 126069
  3. 0d5159
  4. 094249
  5. 06343a
  6. 03272b
  7. 021a1d
  8. 010e10
  9. 000405
  10. 000101

Calmer: #166f7a with less saturation

  1. 166f7a
  2. 256e78
  3. 306d75
  4. 396c73
  5. 416b71
  6. 47696e
  7. 4e686c
  8. 53676a
  9. 596567
  10. 5e6465

Questions about #166f7a

What color is #166f7a?

#166f7a is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Iridescent Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(22, 111, 122), in HSL hsl(186.6, 69.44%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.783% 0.07953 207.709).

What colors go well with #166f7a?

The complementary color of #166f7a is #8a5049. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #227162 and #31698a. The triadic partners are #7b527a and #766027.

Is white or black text more readable on #166f7a?

White text reads better on #166f7a: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and black gives 3.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166f7a a warm or cool color?

#166f7a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 208 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.08.