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#156f4e color: Precious Emerald

#156f4e is rgb(21, 111, 78) in RGB and oklch(48.248% 0.09716 162.845) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

48.2%
0.097
163°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #156f4e

#156f4e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.15:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, 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: #156f4e mixed with white

  1. 156f4e
  2. 357d5e
  3. 4e8b6f
  4. 649980
  5. 7aa791
  6. 90b5a2
  7. a6c4b4
  8. bcd2c7
  9. d2e1d9
  10. e8f0ec

Darker: #156f4e mixed with black

  1. 156f4e
  2. 116043
  3. 0c5138
  4. 08422d
  5. 053423
  6. 032719
  7. 021a0f
  8. 010e07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #156f4e with less saturation

  1. 156f4e
  2. 246e50
  3. 2e6c51
  4. 376a53
  5. 3e6955
  6. 446756
  7. 4a6558
  8. 50645a
  9. 55625b
  10. 5a605d

Questions about #156f4e

What color is #156f4e?

#156f4e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(21, 111, 78), in HSL hsl(158, 68.18%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.248% 0.09716 162.845).

What colors go well with #156f4e?

The complementary color of #156f4e is #83466d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #486a2d and #006f6d. The triadic partners are #575693 and #8b4a2f.

Is white or black text more readable on #156f4e?

White text reads better on #156f4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #156f4e a warm or cool color?

#156f4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.097.