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#02552d color: Lemon Balm Green

#02552d is rgb(2, 85, 45) in RGB and oklch(39.502% 0.09795 154.317) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

39.5%
0.098
154°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-900
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #02552d

#02552d is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 39.5% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.97:1 contrast and black text 2.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lemon Balm Green (#005228). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #02552d mixed with white

  1. 02552d
  2. 276540
  3. 417553
  4. 588567
  5. 6f967b
  6. 86a790
  7. 9eb8a5
  8. b6cabb
  9. cedbd1
  10. e6ede8

Darker: #02552d mixed with black

  1. 02552d
  2. 014926
  3. 013d1f
  4. 013118
  5. 002611
  6. 001c0b
  7. 001106
  8. 000802
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #02552d with less saturation

  1. 02552d
  2. 135430
  3. 1d5233
  4. 255135
  5. 2b5038
  6. 314e3a
  7. 364d3d
  8. 3a4b3f
  9. 3e4a42
  10. 424844

Questions about #02552d

What color is #02552d?

#02552d is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Lemon Balm Green. In RGB it is rgb(2, 85, 45), in HSL hsl(151.08, 95.4%, 17.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.502% 0.09795 154.317).

What colors go well with #02552d?

The complementary color of #02552d is #652f5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b4f01 and #00554c. The triadic partners are #37407a and #712f20.

Is white or black text more readable on #02552d?

White text reads better on #02552d: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02552d a warm or cool color?

#02552d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 39.5% and its chroma 0.098.