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#16704f color: Precious Emerald

#16704f is rgb(22, 112, 79) in RGB and oklch(48.578% 0.09731 162.957) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

48.6%
0.097
163°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #16704f

#16704f is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.06:1 contrast and black text 3.46:1, 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: #16704f mixed with white

  1. 16704f
  2. 367e5f
  3. 4e8c6f
  4. 659980
  5. 7ba891
  6. 91b6a3
  7. a6c4b5
  8. bcd3c7
  9. d2e1d9
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #16704f mixed with black

  1. 16704f
  2. 126044
  3. 0d5138
  4. 09432e
  5. 063523
  6. 032719
  7. 021a10
  8. 010e07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #16704f with less saturation

  1. 16704f
  2. 256f51
  3. 2f6d52
  4. 386b54
  5. 3f6a56
  6. 456857
  7. 4b6659
  8. 51655a
  9. 56635c
  10. 5b615e

Questions about #16704f

What color is #16704f?

#16704f is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(22, 112, 79), in HSL hsl(158, 67.16%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.578% 0.09731 162.957).

What colors go well with #16704f?

The complementary color of #16704f is #84476e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #496b2d and #00706e. The triadic partners are #585794 and #8c4b2f.

Is white or black text more readable on #16704f?

White text reads better on #16704f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and black gives 3.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16704f a warm or cool color?

#16704f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.097.