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#146d4e color: Precious Emerald

#146d4e is rgb(20, 109, 78) in RGB and oklch(47.66% 0.09472 163.953) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

47.7%
0.095
164°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #146d4e

#146d4e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, 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: #146d4e mixed with white

  1. 146d4e
  2. 347b5e
  3. 4d896f
  4. 63977f
  5. 7aa691
  6. 8fb4a2
  7. a5c3b4
  8. bcd2c6
  9. d2e1d9
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #146d4e mixed with black

  1. 146d4e
  2. 105e43
  3. 0c4f38
  4. 08412d
  5. 053323
  6. 032619
  7. 01190f
  8. 010d07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #146d4e with less saturation

  1. 146d4e
  2. 236c50
  3. 2d6a51
  4. 366953
  5. 3d6754
  6. 436555
  7. 496457
  8. 4e6258
  9. 53605a
  10. 585e5b

Questions about #146d4e

What color is #146d4e?

#146d4e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(20, 109, 78), in HSL hsl(159.1, 68.99%, 25.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.66% 0.09472 163.953).

What colors go well with #146d4e?

The complementary color of #146d4e is #81456a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #46682e and #006d6c. The triadic partners are #575490 and #88492d.

Is white or black text more readable on #146d4e?

White text reads better on #146d4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #146d4e a warm or cool color?

#146d4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.095.