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#147659 color: Greasy Greens

#147659 is rgb(20, 118, 89) in RGB and oklch(50.502% 0.09731 167.222) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

50.5%
0.097
167°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #147659

#147659 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.58:1 contrast and black text 3.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Greasy Greens (#117755). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #147659 mixed with white

  1. 147659
  2. 368368
  3. 4f9078
  4. 669e88
  5. 7cab98
  6. 92b9a8
  7. a7c7b9
  8. bdd5ca
  9. d3e3dc
  10. e9f1ed

Darker: #147659 mixed with black

  1. 147659
  2. 10664c
  3. 0c5640
  4. 084734
  5. 053828
  6. 03291d
  7. 011c13
  8. 010f09
  9. 000503
  10. 000100

Calmer: #147659 with less saturation

  1. 147659
  2. 25745a
  3. 31735b
  4. 3a715d
  5. 42705e
  6. 496e5f
  7. 4f6c60
  8. 556a61
  9. 5b6862
  10. 606663

Questions about #147659

What color is #147659?

#147659 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Greasy Greens. In RGB it is rgb(20, 118, 89), in HSL hsl(162.24, 71.01%, 27.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.502% 0.09731 167.222).

What colors go well with #147659?

The complementary color of #147659 is #8c4c6f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #497138 and #007578. The triadic partners are #625b99 and #915230.

Is white or black text more readable on #147659?

White text reads better on #147659: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and black gives 3.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #147659 a warm or cool color?

#147659 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.097.