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#02493e color: Tropical Forest

#02493e is rgb(2, 73, 62) in RGB and oklch(36.319% 0.06586 178.164) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

36.3%
0.066
178°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • emerald-900
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.03:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #02493e

#02493e is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 36.3% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 178°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.37:1 contrast and black text 2.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024a43). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-900.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #02493e mixed with white

  1. 02493e
  2. 255a4f
  3. 3e6b61
  4. 557c73
  5. 6c8e85
  6. 84a099
  7. 9cb2ac
  8. b4c5c0
  9. ccd8d5
  10. e6ebea

Darker: #02493e mixed with black

  1. 02493e
  2. 013e35
  3. 01342b
  4. 012a23
  5. 00201a
  6. 001712
  7. 000e0a
  8. 000604
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #02493e with less saturation

  1. 02493e
  2. 10483e
  3. 19473e
  4. 20463e
  5. 25453e
  6. 2a443e
  7. 2f433e
  8. 33423e
  9. 37403e
  10. 3a3f3e

Questions about #02493e

What color is #02493e?

#02493e is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Tropical Forest. In RGB it is rgb(2, 73, 62), in HSL hsl(170.7, 94.67%, 14.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.319% 0.06586 178.164).

What colors go well with #02493e?

The complementary color of #02493e is #592e3e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #23472a and #004750. The triadic partners are #42365c and #573417.

Is white or black text more readable on #02493e?

White text reads better on #02493e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and black gives 2.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02493e a warm or cool color?

#02493e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 178 degrees, its lightness 36.3% and its chroma 0.066.