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#06552f color: Lemon Balm Green

#06552f is rgb(6, 85, 47) in RGB and oklch(39.612% 0.09483 155.036) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

39.6%
0.095
155°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-900
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #06552f

#06552f is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 39.6% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.94:1 contrast and black text 2.35:1, 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: #06552f mixed with white

  1. 06552f
  2. 296542
  3. 427555
  4. 598568
  5. 70967c
  6. 87a791
  7. 9eb8a6
  8. b6cabc
  9. cedbd2
  10. e6ede8

Darker: #06552f mixed with black

  1. 06552f
  2. 044927
  3. 033d20
  4. 023119
  5. 012612
  6. 011c0c
  7. 001106
  8. 000803
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #06552f with less saturation

  1. 06552f
  2. 155432
  3. 1f5234
  4. 265137
  5. 2c5039
  6. 314e3b
  7. 364d3e
  8. 3b4b40
  9. 3f4a42
  10. 434844

Questions about #06552f

What color is #06552f?

#06552f is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Lemon Balm Green. In RGB it is rgb(6, 85, 47), in HSL hsl(151.14, 86.81%, 17.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.612% 0.09483 155.036).

What colors go well with #06552f?

The complementary color of #06552f is #65315b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b4f07 and #00554d. The triadic partners are #394179 and #713121.

Is white or black text more readable on #06552f?

White text reads better on #06552f: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and black gives 2.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #06552f a warm or cool color?

#06552f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 39.6% and its chroma 0.095.