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#05542e color: Lemon Balm Green

#05542e is rgb(5, 84, 46) in RGB and oklch(39.269% 0.09469 154.901) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

39.3%
0.095
155°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-900
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #05542e

#05542e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 39.3% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.08:1 contrast and black text 2.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lemon Balm Green (#005228). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #05542e mixed with white

  1. 05542e
  2. 286441
  3. 417454
  4. 598568
  5. 70957c
  6. 87a691
  7. 9eb8a6
  8. b6c9bb
  9. cedbd2
  10. e6ede8

Darker: #05542e mixed with black

  1. 05542e
  2. 044827
  3. 033c1f
  4. 023118
  5. 012612
  6. 011b0b
  7. 001106
  8. 000802
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #05542e with less saturation

  1. 05542e
  2. 145331
  3. 1e5133
  4. 255036
  5. 2b4f38
  6. 314d3a
  7. 354c3d
  8. 3a4a3f
  9. 3e4941
  10. 424743

Questions about #05542e

What color is #05542e?

#05542e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Lemon Balm Green. In RGB it is rgb(5, 84, 46), in HSL hsl(151.14, 88.76%, 17.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.269% 0.09469 154.901).

What colors go well with #05542e?

The complementary color of #05542e is #64305a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a4e06 and #00544c. The triadic partners are #384078 and #6f3020.

Is white or black text more readable on #05542e?

White text reads better on #05542e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and black gives 2.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #05542e a warm or cool color?

#05542e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 39.3% and its chroma 0.095.