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#185545 color: Bagpiper

#185545 is rgb(24, 85, 69) in RGB and oklch(40.6% 0.06748 171.948) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

40.6%
0.067
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #185545

#185545 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.66:1 contrast and black text 2.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bagpiper (#1c5544). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #185545 mixed with white

  1. 185545
  2. 326556
  3. 497567
  4. 5f8578
  5. 75968a
  6. 8ba79d
  7. a1b8b0
  8. b8c9c3
  9. d0dbd7
  10. e7edeb

Darker: #185545 mixed with black

  1. 185545
  2. 13493b
  3. 0f3d31
  4. 0a3127
  5. 07261e
  6. 041c15
  7. 02110c
  8. 010805
  9. 000202
  10. 000000

Calmer: #185545 with less saturation

  1. 185545
  2. 205445
  3. 275346
  4. 2d5246
  5. 325147
  6. 364f47
  7. 3b4e48
  8. 3f4d48
  9. 424c48
  10. 464a49

Questions about #185545

What color is #185545?

#185545 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Bagpiper. In RGB it is rgb(24, 85, 69), in HSL hsl(164.26, 55.96%, 21.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.6% 0.06748 171.948).

What colors go well with #185545?

The complementary color of #185545 is #65394d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #335230 and #055459. The triadic partners are #4a426b and #663e25.

Is white or black text more readable on #185545?

White text reads better on #185545: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and black gives 2.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #185545 a warm or cool color?

#185545 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.067.