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#036550 color: Piney Lake

#036550 is rgb(3, 101, 80) in RGB and oklch(45.18% 0.08683 171.84) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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167°
100%

45.2%
0.087
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-800
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #036550

#036550 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 45.2% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.04:1 contrast and black text 2.98:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Piney Lake (#006655). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #036550 mixed with white

  1. 036550
  2. 2c7460
  3. 468270
  4. 5e9181
  5. 75a092
  6. 8bb0a3
  7. a2bfb5
  8. b9cfc7
  9. d0dfd9
  10. e7efec

Darker: #036550 mixed with black

  1. 036550
  2. 025744
  3. 024939
  4. 013c2e
  5. 012f24
  6. 00221a
  7. 001710
  8. 000c07
  9. 000302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #036550 with less saturation

  1. 036550
  2. 196451
  3. 256251
  4. 2e6152
  5. 365f52
  6. 3c5e53
  7. 425c53
  8. 475b54
  9. 4c5955
  10. 515755

Questions about #036550

What color is #036550?

#036550 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Piney Lake. In RGB it is rgb(3, 101, 80), in HSL hsl(167.14, 94.23%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.18% 0.08683 171.84).

What colors go well with #036550?

The complementary color of #036550 is #7a405b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #386233 and #00636a. The triadic partners are #574c82 and #7b4624.

Is white or black text more readable on #036550?

White text reads better on #036550: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and black gives 2.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #036550 a warm or cool color?

#036550 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 45.2% and its chroma 0.087.