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#138453 color: Dark Emerald

#138453 is rgb(19, 132, 83) in RGB and oklch(54.252% 0.12175 157.855) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

54.3%
0.122
158°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.45:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #138453

#138453 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.72:1 contrast and black text 4.45:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dark Emerald (#00834e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #138453 mixed with white

  1. 138453
  2. 389063
  3. 529c73
  4. 69a884
  5. 7fb595
  6. 95c1a6
  7. aacdb7
  8. bfdac9
  9. d4e6db
  10. eaf2ed

Darker: #138453 mixed with black

  1. 138453
  2. 0f7247
  3. 0b603b
  4. 074f30
  5. 053f25
  6. 032f1b
  7. 012011
  8. 011208
  9. 000602
  10. 000100

Calmer: #138453 with less saturation

  1. 138453
  2. 288256
  3. 358059
  4. 407e5c
  5. 497c5f
  6. 507a62
  7. 577865
  8. 5e7667
  9. 64746a
  10. 6a726d

Questions about #138453

What color is #138453?

#138453 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Dark Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(19, 132, 83), in HSL hsl(153.98, 74.83%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.252% 0.12175 157.855).

What colors go well with #138453?

The complementary color of #138453 is #9b5188. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b7c23 and #00847b. The triadic partners are #6066b5 and #aa5237.

Is white or black text more readable on #138453?

White text reads better on #138453: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and black gives 4.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #138453 a warm or cool color?

#138453 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.122.