Information about #166E7E color

#166E7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#166E7E falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 110, 126) — 8.6% red, 43.1% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 41 / 6 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #166E7E reads as a vivid, lively cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dauntless (#166F7F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Blue Flower (#1D697C) and Blue Sapphire (#126180).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(22, 110, 126)), which gives #166E7E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#166E7E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#166E7E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #166E7E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Kitsch color link
Kitsch

#006C7F

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Free Spirit color link
Free Spirit

#00777B

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Elm color link
Elm

#297B76

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#166E7E
  • RGB22, 110, 126
  • CMYK41, 6, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(22, 110, 126)
  • HSL189°, 70%, 29%
  • HSL Precise189.231°, 70.27%, 29.02%
  • HSV189°, 83%, 49%
  • HSB189°, 83%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.431, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.431, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.431, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID166E7E
  • DECIMAL ID1470078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01