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#166D89

#166d89 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166d89 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.94% cyan, 20.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.61°, with 72.33% saturation and 31.18% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1291

Complementary

  1. #166d89
  2. #893216

Split complementary

  1. #166d89
  2. #891634
  3. #896c16

Analogous

  1. #16896c
  2. #166d89
  3. #163489

Triadic

  1. #166d89
  2. #89166d
  3. #6d8916

Tetradic

  1. #166d89
  2. #321689
  3. #893216
  4. #6d8916

Square

  1. #166d89
  2. #6c1689
  3. #893216
  4. #348916

Monochromatic

  1. #030e12
  2. #0b3947
  3. #166d89
  4. #21a1cb
  5. #54c1e4

Shades

#166d89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166d89
  2. #14627b
  3. #12576e
  4. #0f4c60
  5. #0d4152
  6. #0b3745
  7. #092c37
  8. #072129
  9. #04161b
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#166d89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166d89
  2. #2d7c95
  3. #458aa1
  4. #5c99ac
  5. #73a7b8
  6. #8bb6c4
  7. #a2c5d0
  8. #b9d3dc
  9. #d0e2e7
  10. #e8f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166d89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166d89
  2. #216f88
  3. #2b7187
  4. #367386
  5. #407585
  6. #4b7785
  7. #567884
  8. #607a83
  9. #6b7c82
  10. #757e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #506875 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6b8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f6089 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b6c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f6589 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00727e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166d89 {
  color: #166d89;
}
Background
.bg-166d89 {
  background-color: #166d89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166d89 {
  border: 2px solid #166d89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166d89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 109 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 72% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166d89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166d89, #163489);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166d89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 109 137 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.46 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.21 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.81 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.85 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.86 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.34 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 11.37 #e99276 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#166d89  rgb(22, 109, 137)  hsl(195, 72%, 31%)  Teal Blue
#893216  rgb(137, 50, 22)  hsl(15, 72%, 31%)  Kobe
#89166d  rgb(137, 22, 109)  hsl(315, 72%, 31%)  Byzantium
#6d8916  rgb(109, 137, 22)  hsl(75, 72%, 31%)  Olive Drab