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#196742 color: Jewel

#196742 is rgb(25, 103, 66) in RGB and oklch(45.746% 0.09587 157.826) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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152°
100%

45.7%
0.096
158°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #196742

#196742 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 45.7% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.86:1 contrast and black text 3.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Jewel (#136843). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #196742 mixed with white

  1. 196742
  2. 357553
  3. 4d8465
  4. 639377
  5. 79a289
  6. 8fb19c
  7. a5c0af
  8. bbd0c3
  9. d1dfd6
  10. e8efeb

Darker: #196742 mixed with black

  1. 196742
  2. 145938
  3. 104b2f
  4. 0b3d25
  5. 07301c
  6. 042314
  7. 02170b
  8. 010c05
  9. 000401
  10. 000000

Calmer: #196742 with less saturation

  1. 196742
  2. 246644
  3. 2d6447
  4. 346349
  5. 3b614b
  6. 40604d
  7. 455e4f
  8. 4a5c51
  9. 4f5b53
  10. 535955

Questions about #196742

What color is #196742?

#196742 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Jewel. In RGB it is rgb(25, 103, 66), in HSL hsl(151.54, 60.94%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.746% 0.09587 157.826).

What colors go well with #196742?

The complementary color of #196742 is #79416a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #486120 and #006861. The triadic partners are #4b518c and #84422e.

Is white or black text more readable on #196742?

White text reads better on #196742: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and black gives 3.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #196742 a warm or cool color?

#196742 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 45.7% and its chroma 0.096.