Close to Petrol
#166B78
#166B78 is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Petrol. In RGB it’s made of 8.6% red, 42% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 69% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #166B78.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.16:1 AABlack text on this color
3.41:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.16:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.41:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #166B78 as they’d see it.
#166B78 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #166B78
What color is #166B78?
#166B78 is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Petrol. In RGB it’s made of 8.6% red, 42% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 69% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #166B78 in RGB?
#166B78 is rgb(22, 107, 120): 22 red, 107 green, and 120 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #166B78 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(82, 11, 0, 53). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #166B78?
PANTONE 315 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #166B78?
Its complement #85554A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.