#166686

Color #166686

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.26 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#166686

RGB

rgb(22, 102, 134)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 71.8%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 83.6%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(83.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(40.24, -11.3, -24.28)

LCH

lch(40.24, 26.78, 245.04)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.0885, 230.59)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 8.6%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#863616

Analogous

#16866e

#166686

#162e86

Triadic

#166686

#861666

#668616

Split-complementary

#166686

#86162e

#866e16

Tetradic

#166686

#361686

#863616

#668616

Square

#166686

#6e1686

#863616

#2e8616

Shades

Color #166686 mixed toward black.

#125570

#0f4459

#0b3343

#07222d

#041116

Tints

Color #166686 mixed toward white.

#1e8db9

#34adde

#67c2e6

#9ad6ee

#ccebf7

Tones

Color #166686 mixed toward gray.

#1f627d

#295e73

#325a6a

#3b5661

#455257

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46477f · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#423c7d · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#207978 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 17.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #166686;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#166686]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#166686 (#166686) is rgb(22, 102, 134) in RGB.

No, #166686 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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