Palettes / Colors / #166BAC

#166BAC — Blue

#166BAC is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #166BAC 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.

#166BAC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #AC5716; it also sits naturally between #16ACA2 and #1620AC. 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 42% · Blue 67%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #166BAC

.text { color: #166BAC; }
.background { background-color: #166BAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #166BAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(22, 107, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 77%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #166BAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(22, 107, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #166BAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(22, 107, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#166BAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#166BAC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AC5716:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #166BAC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #166BAC

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 #166BAC 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 #166BAC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #166BAC?

#166BAC is Blue, a blue color (RGB 22, 107, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #166BAC?

#166BAC is RGB 22, 107, 172 — HSL 206°, 77%, 38% — CMYK 87%, 38%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #166BAC?

Its complement is #AC5716; analogous partners are #16ACA2 and #1620AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #166BAC for text?

White text on #166BAC has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.73:1.