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#166A92

#166a92 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166a92 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 41.57% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.93% cyan, 27.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 199.35°, with 73.81% saturation and 32.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 0.85.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1255

Complementary

  1. #166a92
  2. #923e16

Split complementary

  1. #166a92
  2. #92162c
  3. #927c16

Analogous

  1. #16927c
  2. #166a92
  3. #162c92

Triadic

  1. #166a92
  2. #92166a
  3. #6a9216

Tetradic

  1. #166a92
  2. #3e1692
  3. #923e16
  4. #6a9216

Square

  1. #166a92
  2. #7c1692
  3. #923e16
  4. #2c9216

Monochromatic

  1. #030d12
  2. #0c3a50
  3. #166a92
  4. #209ad4
  5. #5bb9e6

Shades

#166a92 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166a92
  2. #145f83
  3. #125575
  4. #0f4a66
  5. #0d4058
  6. #0b3549
  7. #092a3a
  8. #07202c
  9. #04151d
  10. #020b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#166a92 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166a92
  2. #2d799d
  3. #4588a8
  4. #5c97b3
  5. #73a6be
  6. #8bb5c9
  7. #a2c3d3
  8. #b9d2de
  9. #d0e1e9
  10. #e8f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166a92 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166a92
  2. #216c90
  3. #2b6e8e
  4. #36718d
  5. #40738b
  6. #4b7589
  7. #567787
  8. #607985
  9. #6b7c84
  10. #757e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6679 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #566a94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #465e91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #456a93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #386392 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166a92 {
  color: #166a92;
}
Background
.bg-166a92 {
  background-color: #166a92;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166a92 {
  border: 2px solid #166a92;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166a92;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 106 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 74% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166a92 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166a92, #162c92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166a92 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 106 146 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 0.85 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.90 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.26 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.53 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.88 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.00 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.24 #e9956d Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#166a92  rgb(22, 106, 146)  hsl(199, 74%, 33%)  Sea Blue
#923e16  rgb(146, 62, 22)  hsl(19, 74%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#92166a  rgb(146, 22, 106)  hsl(319, 74%, 33%)  Boysenberry
#6a9216  rgb(106, 146, 22)  hsl(79, 74%, 33%)  Olive Drab