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#156642 color: Jewel

#156642 is rgb(21, 102, 66) in RGB and oklch(45.364% 0.09586 158.773) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

45.4%
0.096
159°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-800
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.01:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #156642

#156642 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 45.4% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.97:1 contrast and black text 3.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Jewel (#136843). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #156642 mixed with white

  1. 156642
  2. 337553
  3. 4b8365
  4. 629277
  5. 78a189
  6. 8eb09c
  7. a4c0af
  8. bacfc2
  9. d1dfd6
  10. e8efea

Darker: #156642 mixed with black

  1. 156642
  2. 115838
  3. 0c4a2f
  4. 083c25
  5. 052f1c
  6. 032314
  7. 02170b
  8. 010c05
  9. 000401
  10. 000000

Calmer: #156642 with less saturation

  1. 156642
  2. 226544
  3. 2b6346
  4. 326248
  5. 39604a
  6. 3f5f4c
  7. 445d4e
  8. 495b50
  9. 4e5a52
  10. 525854

Questions about #156642

What color is #156642?

#156642 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Jewel. In RGB it is rgb(21, 102, 66), in HSL hsl(153.33, 65.85%, 24.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.364% 0.09586 158.773).

What colors go well with #156642?

The complementary color of #156642 is #783f68. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #466020 and #006761. The triadic partners are #4b4f8a and #82412c.

Is white or black text more readable on #156642?

White text reads better on #156642: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and black gives 3.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #156642 a warm or cool color?

#156642 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 45.4% and its chroma 0.096.