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#166F8A

#166f8a ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166f8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 43.53% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.06% cyan, 19.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 193.97°, with 72.5% saturation and 31.37% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #166f8a
  2. #8a3116

Split complementary

  1. #166f8a
  2. #8a1635
  3. #8a6b16

Analogous

  1. #168a6b
  2. #166f8a
  3. #16358a

Triadic

  1. #166f8a
  2. #8a166f
  3. #6f8a16

Tetradic

  1. #166f8a
  2. #31168a
  3. #8a3116
  4. #6f8a16

Square

  1. #166f8a
  2. #6b168a
  3. #8a3116
  4. #358a16

Monochromatic

  1. #030e12
  2. #0b3a48
  3. #166f8a
  4. #21a4cc
  5. #55c3e4

Shades

#166f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166f8a
  2. #14647c
  3. #12596e
  4. #0f4e61
  5. #0d4353
  6. #0b3845
  7. #092c37
  8. #072129
  9. #04161c
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#166f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166f8a
  2. #2d7d96
  3. #458ca1
  4. #5c9aad
  5. #73a9b9
  6. #8bb7c5
  7. #a2c5d0
  8. #b9d4dc
  9. #d0e2e8
  10. #e8f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166f8a
  2. #217189
  3. #2b7288
  4. #367487
  5. #407686
  6. #4b7885
  7. #567984
  8. #607b83
  9. #6b7d82
  10. #757e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526a76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #606c8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #51628a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c6d8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #41678a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00747f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166f8a {
  color: #166f8a;
}
Background
.bg-166f8a {
  background-color: #166f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166f8a {
  border: 2px solid #166f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 111 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 73% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166f8a, #16358a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 111 138 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 3.78 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.91 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.66 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.35 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.57 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 11.85 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.11 #e99075 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#166f8a  rgb(22, 111, 138)  hsl(194, 73%, 31%)  Teal Blue
#8a3116  rgb(138, 49, 22)  hsl(14, 73%, 31%)  Kobe
#8a166f  rgb(138, 22, 111)  hsl(314, 73%, 31%)  Mardi Gras
#6f8a16  rgb(111, 138, 22)  hsl(74, 73%, 31%)  Olive Drab