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#026e50 color: Natural Watercourse

#026e50 is rgb(2, 110, 80) in RGB and oklch(47.756% 0.09842 166.076) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

47.8%
0.098
166°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #026e50

#026e50 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.27:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Natural Watercourse (#006e4e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #026e50 mixed with white

  1. 026e50
  2. 2e7c60
  3. 498a70
  4. 609881
  5. 77a692
  6. 8eb5a3
  7. a4c3b5
  8. bad2c7
  9. d1e1d9
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #026e50 mixed with black

  1. 026e50
  2. 015f44
  3. 015039
  4. 01412e
  5. 003324
  6. 00261a
  7. 001910
  8. 000e07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #026e50 with less saturation

  1. 026e50
  2. 1b6c51
  3. 286b53
  4. 326954
  5. 3a6855
  6. 416657
  7. 486458
  8. 4d6259
  9. 53615a
  10. 585f5c

Questions about #026e50

What color is #026e50?

#026e50 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Natural Watercourse. In RGB it is rgb(2, 110, 80), in HSL hsl(163.33, 96.43%, 21.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.756% 0.09842 166.076).

What colors go well with #026e50?

The complementary color of #026e50 is #844468. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #42692e and #006d6f. The triadic partners are #595391 and #894929.

Is white or black text more readable on #026e50?

White text reads better on #026e50: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #026e50 a warm or cool color?

#026e50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.098.