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#166483 Color

#166483 is rgb(22, 100, 131) in RGB, hsl(197, 71%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 24%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Sapphire (#126180), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#166483
HEX#166483
RGBrgb(22, 100, 131)
HSLhsl(197, 71%, 30%)
HSVhsv(197, 83%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 24%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(47.3% 0.087 230.3)
LABlab(39.05% -14.73 -24.25)
LCHlch(39.05% 28.37 238.73)

What #166483 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #166483, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#166483 Channel Values

How #166483 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 22 · G 100 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 71% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 83% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.59:1 vs white · 3.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #166483 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #166483

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #166483; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #166483

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #166483.

How #166483 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#166483
Protanopia#5C5C83
Protanomaly#495F83
Deuteranopia#545484
Deuteranomaly#435B84
Tritanopia#006969
Tritanomaly#016774
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #166483 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-166483: #166483;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #166483;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-166483': '#166483' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.392, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_166483">#166483</color>
SVG fillfill="#166483"

More Teal Colors

#166483 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#166483 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #166483?

#166483 is a dark teal — rgb(22, 100, 131) in RGB and hsl(197, 71%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.21.

What is the RGB value of #166483?

#166483 is rgb(22, 100, 131) — red 22, green 100, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #166483?

#166483 converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 24%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #166483 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #166483 scores 6.59:1 against white and 3.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #166483 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #166483 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 16.78, which is visibly different.

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