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#166E80

#166e80 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166e80 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 43.14% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.81% cyan, 14.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 190.19°, with 70.67% saturation and 29.41% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1288

Complementary

  1. #166e80
  2. #802816

Split complementary

  1. #166e80
  2. #801639
  3. #805d16

Analogous

  1. #16805d
  2. #166e80
  3. #163980

Triadic

  1. #166e80
  2. #80166e
  3. #6e8016

Tetradic

  1. #166e80
  2. #281680
  3. #802816
  4. #6e8016

Square

  1. #166e80
  2. #5d1680
  3. #802816
  4. #398016

Monochromatic

  1. #030f11
  2. #0b363f
  3. #166e80
  4. #21a6c1
  5. #4ec8e1

Shades

#166e80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166e80
  2. #146373
  3. #125866
  4. #0f4d5a
  5. #0d424d
  6. #0b3740
  7. #092c33
  8. #072126
  9. #04161a
  10. #020b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#166e80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166e80
  2. #2d7d8d
  3. #458b99
  4. #5c9aa6
  5. #73a8b3
  6. #8bb7c0
  7. #a2c5cc
  8. #b9d4d9
  9. #d0e2e6
  10. #e8f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166e80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166e80
  2. #217080
  3. #2b7280
  4. #367380
  5. #407580
  6. #4b7780
  7. #567980
  8. #607b80
  9. #6b7c80
  10. #757e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #506871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626a81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #546080 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007574 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e6c81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #436680 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166e80 {
  color: #166e80;
}
Background
.bg-166e80 {
  background-color: #166e80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166e80 {
  border: 2px solid #166e80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166e80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 110 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 71% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166e80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166e80, #163980);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166e80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 110 128 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.02 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.35 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.88 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.54 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.54 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 12.58 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 13.09 #e9917f Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#166e80  rgb(22, 110, 128)  hsl(190, 71%, 29%)  Teal Blue
#802816  rgb(128, 40, 22)  hsl(10, 71%, 29%)  Kobe
#80166e  rgb(128, 22, 110)  hsl(310, 71%, 29%)  Byzantium
#6e8016  rgb(110, 128, 22)  hsl(70, 71%, 29%)  Avocado