Colour
#166F62
- #166F62
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#166F62 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 111, 98 and HSL 171°, 67%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#166F62#166F62
HEX#166F62
RGBrgb(22, 111, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.4353, 0.3843
RGB percentages8.6%, 43.5%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(171.2, 66.9%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 80.2%, 43.5%)
CMYK80.2%, 0%, 11.7%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,470,306
CSS custom property--colour: #166F62;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#E9909D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F1623
Analogous#166F36, #164F6F
Triadic#62166F, #6F6216
Split complementary#6F164F, #6F3616
Tetradic#36166F, #6F1623, #4F6F16
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G111
B98
Red22 (8.6%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue171.24°
Saturation (HSL)66.92%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G 6F · B 62
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