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#048257 color: Irish Beauty

#048257 is rgb(4, 130, 87) in RGB and oklch(53.626% 0.11792 161.275) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

53.6%
0.118
161°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #048257

#048257 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 53.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.84:1 contrast and black text 4.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Irish Beauty (#007f59). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #048257 mixed with white

  1. 048257
  2. 348e67
  3. 4f9b76
  4. 66a787
  5. 7db397
  6. 93c0a8
  7. a8ccb9
  8. bed9ca
  9. d4e6db
  10. e9f2ed

Darker: #048257 mixed with black

  1. 048257
  2. 03704b
  3. 025f3e
  4. 014e33
  5. 013e27
  6. 002f1c
  7. 002012
  8. 001208
  9. 000603
  10. 000100

Calmer: #048257 with less saturation

  1. 048257
  2. 228059
  3. 317e5c
  4. 3c7c5e
  5. 467b60
  6. 4e7863
  7. 557665
  8. 5c7467
  9. 627269
  10. 68706b

Questions about #048257

What color is #048257?

#048257 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Irish Beauty. In RGB it is rgb(4, 130, 87), in HSL hsl(159.52, 94.03%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.626% 0.11792 161.275).

What colors go well with #048257?

The complementary color of #048257 is #9a4f81. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #547b2b and #00817d. The triadic partners are #6363b0 and #a55333.

Is white or black text more readable on #048257?

White text reads better on #048257: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and black gives 4.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #048257 a warm or cool color?

#048257 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 53.6% and its chroma 0.118.