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#164f2f color: Cal Poly Pomona Green

#164f2f is rgb(22, 79, 47) in RGB and oklch(38.155% 0.08036 154.774) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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146°
100%

38.2%
0.080
155°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • green-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #164f2f

#164f2f is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 38.2% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.57:1 contrast and black text 2.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cal Poly Pomona Green (#1e4d2b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #164f2f mixed with white

  1. 164f2f
  2. 2f5f41
  3. 467054
  4. 5c8168
  5. 72927c
  6. 89a391
  7. a0b5a6
  8. b7c7bc
  9. cedad2
  10. e7ece8

Darker: #164f2f mixed with black

  1. 164f2f
  2. 124427
  3. 0d3820
  4. 092e19
  5. 062312
  6. 03190c
  7. 021006
  8. 010703
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #164f2f with less saturation

  1. 164f2f
  2. 1d4e31
  3. 234d33
  4. 294c35
  5. 2d4a37
  6. 314939
  7. 35483b
  8. 39473d
  9. 3c453f
  10. 404441

Questions about #164f2f

What color is #164f2f?

#164f2f is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Cal Poly Pomona Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 79, 47), in HSL hsl(146.32, 56.44%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.155% 0.08036 154.774).

What colors go well with #164f2f?

The complementary color of #164f2f is #5c3154. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #394a14 and #005048. The triadic partners are #363e6d and #673124.

Is white or black text more readable on #164f2f?

White text reads better on #164f2f: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and black gives 2.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #164f2f a warm or cool color?

#164f2f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 38.2% and its chroma 0.08.