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#154236 color: Black Soap

#154236 is rgb(21, 66, 54) in RGB and oklch(34.418% 0.05365 172.455) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

34.4%
0.054
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • emerald-900
  • Black 74%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #154236

#154236 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 34.4% lightness, 0.054 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.26:1 contrast and black text 1.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Soap (#19443c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #154236 mixed with white

  1. 154236
  2. 2d5347
  3. 43645a
  4. 59766d
  5. 6f8980
  6. 869c94
  7. 9dafa9
  8. b5c2be
  9. cdd6d3
  10. e6eae9

Darker: #154236 mixed with black

  1. 154236
  2. 11382e
  3. 0c2f25
  4. 08251e
  5. 051c16
  6. 03140f
  7. 020b08
  8. 010503
  9. 000101
  10. 000000

Calmer: #154236 with less saturation

  1. 154236
  2. 1b4136
  3. 1f4037
  4. 233f37
  5. 273f37
  6. 2b3e37
  7. 2e3d38
  8. 313c38
  9. 343b38
  10. 363a39

Questions about #154236

What color is #154236?

#154236 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Black Soap. In RGB it is rgb(21, 66, 54), in HSL hsl(164, 51.72%, 17.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.418% 0.05365 172.455).

What colors go well with #154236?

The complementary color of #154236 is #4e2d3c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #284026 and #0b4145. The triadic partners are #3a3453 and #4f311e.

Is white or black text more readable on #154236?

White text reads better on #154236: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and black gives 1.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #154236 a warm or cool color?

#154236 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 34.4% and its chroma 0.054.