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#1b8950 color: English Meadow

#1b8950 is rgb(27, 137, 80) in RGB and oklch(55.709% 0.12943 154.632) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

55.7%
0.129
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • green-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #1b8950

#1b8950 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.43:1 contrast and black text 4.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is English Meadow (#028a52). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #1b8950 mixed with white

  1. 1b8950
  2. 3d9561
  3. 56a071
  4. 6cac82
  5. 82b893
  6. 97c4a5
  7. accfb6
  8. c0dbc8
  9. d5e7da
  10. eaf3ed

Darker: #1b8950 mixed with black

  1. 1b8950
  2. 167644
  3. 116439
  4. 0c532e
  5. 084224
  6. 05311a
  7. 022210
  8. 011407
  9. 000702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #1b8950 with less saturation

  1. 1b8950
  2. 2d8754
  3. 3a8558
  4. 44835c
  5. 4d815f
  6. 547f63
  7. 5c7d66
  8. 627b6a
  9. 68786d
  10. 6e7670

Questions about #1b8950

What color is #1b8950?

#1b8950 is bright emerald. The closest named color is English Meadow. In RGB it is rgb(27, 137, 80), in HSL hsl(148.91, 67.07%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.709% 0.12943 154.632).

What colors go well with #1b8950?

The complementary color of #1b8950 is #a05392. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #638018 and #00897c. The triadic partners are #5e6bbe and #b2533c.

Is white or black text more readable on #1b8950?

White text reads better on #1b8950: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and black gives 4.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1b8950 a warm or cool color?

#1b8950 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.129.