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#126e52 color: Precious Emerald

#126e52 is rgb(18, 110, 82) in RGB and oklch(48.018% 0.09318 166.618) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

48%
0.093
167°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #126e52

#126e52 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.22:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Precious Emerald (#186e50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #126e52 mixed with white

  1. 126e52
  2. 347c62
  3. 4d8a72
  4. 639882
  5. 7aa693
  6. 8fb5a4
  7. a5c3b6
  8. bcd2c8
  9. d2e1da
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #126e52 mixed with black

  1. 126e52
  2. 0e5f46
  3. 0a503b
  4. 07412f
  5. 043325
  6. 02261a
  7. 011911
  8. 010e08
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #126e52 with less saturation

  1. 126e52
  2. 226d53
  3. 2d6b54
  4. 366a56
  5. 3d6857
  6. 446658
  7. 4a6559
  8. 4f635a
  9. 54615b
  10. 595f5c

Questions about #126e52

What color is #126e52?

#126e52 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(18, 110, 82), in HSL hsl(161.74, 71.88%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.018% 0.09318 166.618).

What colors go well with #126e52?

The complementary color of #126e52 is #834668. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #446a32 and #006d6f. The triadic partners are #5a558f and #884b2d.

Is white or black text more readable on #126e52?

White text reads better on #126e52: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #126e52 a warm or cool color?

#126e52 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 48% and its chroma 0.093.