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#166D83

#166d83 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166d83 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 42.75% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.21% cyan, 16.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 192.11°, with 71.24% saturation and 30% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1275

Complementary

  1. #166d83
  2. #832c16

Split complementary

  1. #166d83
  2. #831637
  3. #836216

Analogous

  1. #168362
  2. #166d83
  3. #163783

Triadic

  1. #166d83
  2. #83166d
  3. #6d8316

Tetradic

  1. #166d83
  2. #2c1683
  3. #832c16
  4. #6d8316

Square

  1. #166d83
  2. #621683
  3. #832c16
  4. #378316

Monochromatic

  1. #030f11
  2. #0b3641
  3. #166d83
  4. #21a3c4
  5. #50c4e2

Shades

#166d83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166d83
  2. #146276
  3. #125769
  4. #0f4c5c
  5. #0d414f
  6. #0b3742
  7. #092c34
  8. #072127
  9. #04161a
  10. #020b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#166d83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166d83
  2. #2d7c8f
  3. #458a9c
  4. #5c99a8
  5. #73a7b5
  6. #8bb6c1
  7. #a2c5cd
  8. #b9d3da
  9. #d0e2e6
  10. #e8f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166d83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166d83
  2. #216f83
  3. #2b7182
  4. #367382
  5. #407582
  6. #4b7782
  7. #567881
  8. #607a81
  9. #6b7c81
  10. #757e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #506872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f6a84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516083 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007474 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c6b84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #416583 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00717a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166d83 {
  color: #166d83;
}
Background
.bg-166d83 {
  background-color: #166d83;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166d83 {
  border: 2px solid #166d83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166d83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 109 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 71% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166d83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166d83, #163783);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166d83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 109 131 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 3.82 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.60 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.62 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.87 #008080 Teal ΔE 12.11 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 12.23 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 12.45 #e9927c Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#166d83  rgb(22, 109, 131)  hsl(192, 71%, 30%)  Teal Blue
#832c16  rgb(131, 44, 22)  hsl(12, 71%, 30%)  Kobe
#83166d  rgb(131, 22, 109)  hsl(312, 71%, 30%)  Byzantium
#6d8316  rgb(109, 131, 22)  hsl(72, 71%, 30%)  Olive Drab