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#028c70 color: Carolina Green

#028c70 is rgb(2, 140, 112) in RGB and oklch(57.038% 0.11018 172.032) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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168°
100%

57%
0.110
172°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #028c70

#028c70 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 57% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.21:1 contrast and black text 4.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carolina Green (#008b6d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #028c70 mixed with white

  1. 028c70
  2. 36977d
  3. 52a38b
  4. 6aae99
  5. 80baa7
  6. 95c5b5
  7. abd1c3
  8. c0dcd2
  9. d5e8e1
  10. eaf3f0

Darker: #028c70 mixed with black

  1. 028c70
  2. 017960
  3. 016751
  4. 015543
  5. 004335
  6. 003327
  7. 00231a
  8. 00140e
  9. 000704
  10. 000101

Calmer: #028c70 with less saturation

  1. 028c70
  2. 258a71
  3. 358872
  4. 428672
  5. 4c8473
  6. 558274
  7. 5d8074
  8. 647e75
  9. 6b7c76
  10. 717a77

Questions about #028c70

What color is #028c70?

#028c70 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Carolina Green. In RGB it is rgb(2, 140, 112), in HSL hsl(167.83, 97.18%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.038% 0.11018 172.032).

What colors go well with #028c70?

The complementary color of #028c70 is #a85a7e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f8849 and #008a93. The triadic partners are #796ab3 and #aa6334.

Is white or black text more readable on #028c70?

White text reads better on #028c70: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and black gives 4.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #028c70 a warm or cool color?

#028c70 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 57% and its chroma 0.11.