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#02552f color: Lemon Balm Green

#02552f is rgb(2, 85, 47) in RGB and oklch(39.544% 0.09587 155.467) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

39.5%
0.096
155°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-900
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #02552f

#02552f is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 39.5% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.96:1 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: #02552f mixed with white

  1. 02552f
  2. 276542
  3. 417555
  4. 588568
  5. 6f967c
  6. 87a791
  7. 9eb8a6
  8. b6cabc
  9. cedbd2
  10. e6ede8

Darker: #02552f mixed with black

  1. 02552f
  2. 014927
  3. 013d20
  4. 013119
  5. 002612
  6. 001c0c
  7. 001106
  8. 000803
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #02552f with less saturation

  1. 02552f
  2. 135432
  3. 1d5234
  4. 255137
  5. 2b5039
  6. 314e3b
  7. 364d3e
  8. 3a4b40
  9. 3f4a42
  10. 434844

Questions about #02552f

What color is #02552f?

#02552f is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Lemon Balm Green. In RGB it is rgb(2, 85, 47), in HSL hsl(152.53, 95.4%, 17.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.544% 0.09587 155.467).

What colors go well with #02552f?

The complementary color of #02552f is #65305a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a4f06 and #00554d. The triadic partners are #394079 and #713020.

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

White text reads better on #02552f: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02552f a warm or cool color?

#02552f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 39.5% and its chroma 0.096.