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#146e59 color: Teal Dark Green

#146e59 is rgb(20, 110, 89) in RGB and oklch(48.259% 0.08709 172.405) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

48.3%
0.087
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #146e59

#146e59 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.3% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.17:1 contrast and black text 3.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Teal Dark Green (#006d57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #146e59 mixed with white

  1. 146e59
  2. 357c68
  3. 4d8a78
  4. 649887
  5. 7aa698
  6. 90b5a8
  7. a6c3b9
  8. bcd2ca
  9. d2e1db
  10. e8f0ed

Darker: #146e59 mixed with black

  1. 146e59
  2. 105f4c
  3. 0c5040
  4. 084134
  5. 053328
  6. 03261d
  7. 011913
  8. 010e09
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #146e59 with less saturation

  1. 146e59
  2. 236d5a
  3. 2e6b5a
  4. 366a5b
  5. 3e685b
  6. 44675c
  7. 4a655c
  8. 50635d
  9. 55625d
  10. 5a605e

Questions about #146e59

What color is #146e59?

#146e59 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Teal Dark Green. In RGB it is rgb(20, 110, 89), in HSL hsl(166, 69.23%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.259% 0.08709 172.405).

What colors go well with #146e59?

The complementary color of #146e59 is #844863. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #406b3c and #006c74. The triadic partners are #60548b and #854f2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #146e59?

White text reads better on #146e59: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and black gives 3.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #146e59 a warm or cool color?

#146e59 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 48.3% and its chroma 0.087.