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#048369 color: Bosphorus

#048369 is rgb(4, 131, 105) in RGB and oklch(54.387% 0.10437 172.229) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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168°
100%

54.4%
0.104
172°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #048369

#048369 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 54.4% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.71:1 contrast and black text 4.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bosphorus (#008468). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #048369 mixed with white

  1. 048369
  2. 348f77
  3. 4f9b85
  4. 67a893
  5. 7eb4a2
  6. 93c0b1
  7. a9cdc0
  8. bed9d0
  9. d4e6df
  10. e9f2ef

Darker: #048369 mixed with black

  1. 048369
  2. 03715a
  3. 02604c
  4. 014f3e
  5. 013f31
  6. 002f24
  7. 002018
  8. 00120c
  9. 000604
  10. 000100

Calmer: #048369 with less saturation

  1. 048369
  2. 23816a
  3. 32806a
  4. 3d7e6b
  5. 477c6c
  6. 4f7a6c
  7. 57786d
  8. 5e766e
  9. 64746e
  10. 6a726f

Questions about #048369

What color is #048369?

#048369 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Bosphorus. In RGB it is rgb(4, 131, 105), in HSL hsl(167.72, 94.07%, 26.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.387% 0.10437 172.229).

What colors go well with #048369?

The complementary color of #048369 is #9d5476. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a7f45 and #00818a. The triadic partners are #7263a7 and #9f5d31.

Is white or black text more readable on #048369?

White text reads better on #048369: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and black gives 4.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #048369 a warm or cool color?

#048369 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 54.4% and its chroma 0.104.