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#166A67

#166a67 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#166a67 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 41.57% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.83% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 177.86°, with 65.63% saturation and 25.1% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.1146

Complementary

  1. #166a67
  2. #6a1619

Split complementary

  1. #166a67
  2. #6a1643
  3. #6a3d16

Analogous

  1. #166a3d
  2. #166a67
  3. #16436a

Triadic

  1. #166a67
  2. #67166a
  3. #6a6716

Tetradic

  1. #166a67
  2. #16196a
  3. #6a1619
  4. #6a6716

Square

  1. #166a67
  2. #3d166a
  3. #6a1619
  4. #436a16

Monochromatic

  1. #041110
  2. #092b29
  3. #166a67
  4. #23a9a5
  5. #41d8d2

Shades

#166a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166a67
  2. #145f5d
  3. #125552
  4. #0f4a48
  5. #0d403e
  6. #0b3534
  7. #092a29
  8. #07201f
  9. #041515
  10. #020b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#166a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166a67
  2. #2d7976
  3. #458885
  4. #5c9795
  5. #73a6a4
  6. #8bb5b3
  7. #a2c3c2
  8. #b9d2d1
  9. #d0e1e1
  10. #e8f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166a67
  2. #216c6a
  3. #2b6e6c
  4. #36716f
  5. #407371
  6. #4b7574
  7. #567776
  8. #607979
  9. #6b7c7b
  10. #757e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c6462 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #575b68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f6767 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #466267 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166a67 {
  color: #166a67;
}
Background
.bg-166a67 {
  background-color: #166a67;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166a67 {
  border: 2px solid #166a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 106 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 66% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166a67, #16436a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 106 103 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 5.38 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 5.97 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.90 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 8.75 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.07 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.07 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.46 #e99598 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#166a67  rgb(22, 106, 103)  hsl(178, 66%, 25%)  Myrtle Green
#6a1619  rgb(106, 22, 25)  hsl(358, 66%, 25%)  Rosewood
#67166a  rgb(103, 22, 106)  hsl(298, 66%, 25%)  Purple
#6a6716  rgb(106, 103, 22)  hsl(58, 66%, 25%)  Dark Olive Green