Skip to the color picker

#196842 color: Jewel

#196842 is rgb(25, 104, 66) in RGB and oklch(46.034% 0.09733 157.445) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

151°
100%

46%
0.097
157°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc 21

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #196842

#196842 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 46% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.77:1 contrast and black text 3.1:1, 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: #196842 mixed with white

  1. 196842
  2. 367653
  3. 4d8565
  4. 639477
  5. 79a289
  6. 8fb19c
  7. a5c1af
  8. bbd0c3
  9. d1e0d6
  10. e8efeb

Darker: #196842 mixed with black

  1. 196842
  2. 145938
  3. 104b2f
  4. 0b3e25
  5. 07301c
  6. 042414
  7. 02180b
  8. 010c05
  9. 000401
  10. 000000

Calmer: #196842 with less saturation

  1. 196842
  2. 256744
  3. 2d6547
  4. 356449
  5. 3b624b
  6. 41614d
  7. 465f50
  8. 4b5d52
  9. 505c54
  10. 545a56

Questions about #196842

What color is #196842?

#196842 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Jewel. In RGB it is rgb(25, 104, 66), in HSL hsl(151.14, 61.24%, 25.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.034% 0.09733 157.445).

What colors go well with #196842?

The complementary color of #196842 is #7a416b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #49621f and #006962. The triadic partners are #4b528e and #85422e.

Is white or black text more readable on #196842?

White text reads better on #196842: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and black gives 3.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #196842 a warm or cool color?

#196842 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 46% and its chroma 0.097.