Palettes / Colors / #166261

#166261 — Deep Teal

#166261 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #166261 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#166261 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #641718; it also sits naturally between #17643C and #173E64. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 38% · Blue 38%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 62%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #166261

.text { color: #166261; }
.background { background-color: #166261; }
.border { border: 3px solid #166261; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(22, 98, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 63%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #166261; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(22, 98, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #166261; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(22, 98, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#166261">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#166261">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #641718:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #166261: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #166261

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #166261 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #166261 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #166260  ·  #166262 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #166261?

#166261 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 22, 98, 97). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #166261?

#166261 is RGB 22, 98, 97 — HSL 179°, 63%, 24% — CMYK 78%, 0%, 1%, 62%.

What colors go with #166261?

Its complement is #641718; analogous partners are #17643C and #173E64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #166261 for text?

White text on #166261 has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.95:1.