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#166D87

#166d87 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166d87 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 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.7% cyan, 19.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 193.81°, with 71.97% saturation and 30.78% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1286

Complementary

  1. #166d87
  2. #873016

Split complementary

  1. #166d87
  2. #871634
  3. #876816

Analogous

  1. #168768
  2. #166d87
  3. #163487

Triadic

  1. #166d87
  2. #87166d
  3. #6d8716

Tetradic

  1. #166d87
  2. #301687
  3. #873016
  4. #6d8716

Square

  1. #166d87
  2. #681687
  3. #873016
  4. #348716

Monochromatic

  1. #030e12
  2. #0b3845
  3. #166d87
  4. #21a2c9
  5. #53c2e3

Shades

#166d87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166d87
  2. #14627a
  3. #12576c
  4. #0f4c5f
  5. #0d4151
  6. #0b3744
  7. #092c36
  8. #072129
  9. #04161b
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#166d87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166d87
  2. #2d7c93
  3. #458a9f
  4. #5c99ab
  5. #73a7b7
  6. #8bb6c3
  7. #a2c5cf
  8. #b9d3db
  9. #d0e2e7
  10. #e8f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166d87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166d87
  2. #216f86
  3. #2b7186
  4. #367385
  5. #407584
  6. #4b7784
  7. #567883
  8. #607a82
  9. #6b7c81
  10. #757e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #506874 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6a88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #506087 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007575 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b6b88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #406587 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00727d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166d87 {
  color: #166d87;
}
Background
.bg-166d87 {
  background-color: #166d87;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166d87 {
  border: 2px solid #166d87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166d87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 109 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 72% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166d87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166d87, #163487);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166d87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 109 135 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.11 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.99 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.36 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.51 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.70 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.10 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 12.25 #e99278 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#166d87  rgb(22, 109, 135)  hsl(194, 72%, 31%)  Teal Blue
#873016  rgb(135, 48, 22)  hsl(14, 72%, 31%)  Kobe
#87166d  rgb(135, 22, 109)  hsl(314, 72%, 31%)  Byzantium
#6d8716  rgb(109, 135, 22)  hsl(74, 72%, 31%)  Olive Drab