Recognised as Colour
#166D61
- #166D61
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#166D61 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 109, 97 and HSL 172°, 66%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#166D61#166D61
HEX#166D61
RGBrgb(22, 109, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.4275, 0.3804
RGB percentages8.6%, 42.7%, 38%
HSLhsl(171.7, 66.4%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.7, 79.8%, 42.7%)
CMYK79.8%, 0%, 11%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,469,793
CSS custom property--colour: #166D61;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#E9929E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D1622
Analogous#166D35, #164E6D
Triadic#61166D, #6D6116
Split complementary#6D164E, #6D3516
Tetradic#35166D, #6D1622, #4E6D16
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G109
B97
Red22 (8.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue171.72°
Saturation (HSL)66.41%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G 6D · B 61
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