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#115e40 color: Greenbriar

#115e40 is rgb(17, 94, 64) in RGB and oklch(42.9% 0.08761 161.576) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

42.9%
0.088
162°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-800
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #115e40

#115e40 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 42.9% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.78:1 contrast and black text 2.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Greenbriar (#245d3f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #115e40 mixed with white

  1. 115e40
  2. 306d51
  3. 487c63
  4. 5f8c75
  5. 759c87
  6. 8bac9a
  7. a2bcae
  8. b9cdc2
  9. d0ddd6
  10. e7eeea

Darker: #115e40 mixed with black

  1. 115e40
  2. 0d5136
  3. 09442d
  4. 063724
  5. 042b1b
  6. 021f13
  7. 01140b
  8. 000a05
  9. 000301
  10. 000000

Calmer: #115e40 with less saturation

  1. 115e40
  2. 1d5d42
  3. 265b43
  4. 2e5a45
  5. 345946
  6. 395748
  7. 3e5649
  8. 43544b
  9. 47534c
  10. 4b514e

Questions about #115e40

What color is #115e40?

#115e40 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Greenbriar. In RGB it is rgb(17, 94, 64), in HSL hsl(156.62, 69.37%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.9% 0.08761 161.576).

What colors go well with #115e40?

The complementary color of #115e40 is #6f3b5d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d5922 and #005e5b. The triadic partners are #48497e and #773d27.

Is white or black text more readable on #115e40?

White text reads better on #115e40: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and black gives 2.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #115e40 a warm or cool color?

#115e40 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 42.9% and its chroma 0.088.