Close to Bottle Green
#166147
#166147 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Bottle Green. In RGB it’s made of 8.6% red, 38% green, and 27.8% blue. Its hue is 159°, with 63% saturation and 23% 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 #166147.
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
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2.83:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.41:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.83:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #166147 as they’d see it.
#166147 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 #166147
What color is #166147?
#166147 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Bottle Green. In RGB it’s made of 8.6% red, 38% green, and 27.8% blue. Its hue is 159°, with 63% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #166147 in RGB?
#166147 is rgb(22, 97, 71): 22 red, 97 green, and 71 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #166147 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(77, 0, 27, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #166147?
PANTONE 336 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #166147?
Its complement #834152 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.