Close to Bottle Green
#166237
#166237 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Bottle Green. In RGB it’s made of 8.6% red, 38.4% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 146°, with 63% saturation and 24% 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 #166237.
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
7.40:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.84:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.40:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.84:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #166237 as they’d see it.
#166237 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 #166237
What color is #166237?
#166237 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Bottle Green. In RGB it’s made of 8.6% red, 38.4% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 146°, with 63% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #166237 in RGB?
#166237 is rgb(22, 98, 55): 22 red, 98 green, and 55 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #166237 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(78, 0, 44, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #166237?
PANTONE 349 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #166237?
Its complement #873B62 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.