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#196653 color: Piney Lake

#196653 is rgb(25, 102, 83) in RGB and oklch(45.929% 0.07937 172.369) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

45.9%
0.079
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-800
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.07:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #196653

#196653 is a dusty dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.85:1 contrast and black text 3.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Piney Lake (#006655). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #196653 mixed with white

  1. 196653
  2. 367463
  3. 4d8373
  4. 639283
  5. 79a194
  6. 8fb0a5
  7. a5c0b6
  8. bbcfc8
  9. d1dfda
  10. e8efec

Darker: #196653 mixed with black

  1. 196653
  2. 145847
  3. 104a3b
  4. 0b3c30
  5. 072f25
  6. 04231b
  7. 021711
  8. 010c08
  9. 000402
  10. 000000

Calmer: #196653 with less saturation

  1. 196653
  2. 246553
  3. 2d6354
  4. 356254
  5. 3b6155
  6. 415f55
  7. 465e56
  8. 4b5c56
  9. 4f5b57
  10. 545957

Questions about #196653

What color is #196653?

#196653 is dusty dark emerald. The closest named color is Piney Lake. In RGB it is rgb(25, 102, 83), in HSL hsl(165.19, 60.63%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.929% 0.07937 172.369).

What colors go well with #196653?

The complementary color of #196653 is #7a445c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d6339 and #00646b. The triadic partners are #594f80 and #7a4a2b.

Is white or black text more readable on #196653?

White text reads better on #196653: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and black gives 3.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #196653 a warm or cool color?

#196653 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.079.