#166f59

Color #166f59

A moderately saturated dark green.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 15.23 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-800 #006045 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#166f59

RGB

rgb(22, 111, 89)

HSL

hsl(165.2, 66.9%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165.2, 80.2%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.2%, 0%, 19.8%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(41.63, -30.94, 5.08)

LCH

lch(41.63, 31.35, 170.68)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.0877, 171.54)

HWB

hwb(165.2, 8.6%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f162c

Analogous

#166f2d

#166f59

#16596f

Triadic

#166f59

#59166f

#6f5916

Split-complementary

#166f59

#6f1659

#6f2d16

Tetradic

#166f59

#162c6f

#6f162c

#6f5916

Square

#166f59

#2d166f

#6f162c

#596f16

Shades

Color #166f59 mixed toward black.

#125d4a

#0f4a3b

#0b382d

#07251e

#04130f

Tints

Color #166f59 mixed toward white.

#20a383

#2dd5ac

#62e0c1

#96ead5

#cbf5ea

Tones

Color #166f59 mixed toward gray.

#1d6855

#256052

#2c594e

#34514a

#3b4a46

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.45:1

White text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d5f · ΔE 28.4

Deuteranopia

#484160 · ΔE 32.9

Tritanopia

#216364 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #166f59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#166f59]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#166f59 (#166f59) is rgb(22, 111, 89) in RGB.

No, #166f59 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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