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#026f50 color: Natural Watercourse

#026f50 is rgb(2, 111, 80) in RGB and oklch(48.042% 0.09972 165.531) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

48%
0.100
166°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #026f50

#026f50 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.19:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, 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: #026f50 mixed with white

  1. 026f50
  2. 2e7d60
  3. 498b70
  4. 619981
  5. 77a792
  6. 8eb5a3
  7. a4c4b5
  8. bbd2c7
  9. d1e1d9
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #026f50 mixed with black

  1. 026f50
  2. 016044
  3. 015139
  4. 01422e
  5. 003424
  6. 00271a
  7. 001a10
  8. 000e07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #026f50 with less saturation

  1. 026f50
  2. 1b6d51
  3. 296c53
  4. 326a54
  5. 3b6956
  6. 426757
  7. 486558
  8. 4e635a
  9. 54615b
  10. 59605c

Questions about #026f50

What color is #026f50?

#026f50 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Natural Watercourse. In RGB it is rgb(2, 111, 80), in HSL hsl(162.94, 96.46%, 22.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.042% 0.09972 165.531).

What colors go well with #026f50?

The complementary color of #026f50 is #85456a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #436a2d and #006e70. The triadic partners are #595493 and #8b4929.

Is white or black text more readable on #026f50?

White text reads better on #026f50: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #026f50 a warm or cool color?

#026f50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 48% and its chroma 0.1.