166375

#166375 closest to Wakame Green

#166375 is a dark, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Wakame Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 38.8% green and 45.9% blue (rgb(22, 99, 117)). Its HSL value is 191° hue, 68% saturation and 27% lightness, and in CMYK it is 81% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black. #166375 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.83:1.

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Variations of #166375

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#166375 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#166375 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #166375 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4B5775
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #576076
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C6076
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4B5775
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #415B75
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #006969
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #006670
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5B5B5B
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #505D62

#166375 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.83:1 Good#166375 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.08:1 Poor#166375 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#166375 in CSS

/* Wakame Green */
.color { color: #166375; }
.background { background-color: #166375; }
.border { border: 1px solid #166375; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(22 99 117);
color: hsl(191 68% 27%);
color: oklch(0.464 0.076 217.7);

#166375 FAQ

What color is #166375?

#166375 is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Wakame Green. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #166375?

#166375 is rgb(22, 99, 117) in RGB, hsl(191, 68%, 27%) in HSL and cmyk(81%, 15%, 0%, 54%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #166375?

The complementary color of #166375 is #752816, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #166375?

White text has the best contrast on #166375: 6.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #166375 a warm or cool color?

#166375 is a cool color.