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#1b8a50 color: English Meadow

#1b8a50 is rgb(27, 138, 80) in RGB and oklch(55.987% 0.13079 154.409) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

56%
0.131
154°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • green-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #1b8a50

#1b8a50 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.38:1 contrast and black text 4.8:1, 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: #1b8a50 mixed with white

  1. 1b8a50
  2. 3d9661
  3. 56a171
  4. 6cad82
  5. 82b993
  6. 97c4a5
  7. acd0b6
  8. c0dcc8
  9. d5e7da
  10. eaf3ed

Darker: #1b8a50 mixed with black

  1. 1b8a50
  2. 167744
  3. 116539
  4. 0c532e
  5. 084224
  6. 05321a
  7. 022210
  8. 011407
  9. 000702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #1b8a50 with less saturation

  1. 1b8a50
  2. 2d8854
  3. 3a8658
  4. 44845c
  5. 4d8260
  6. 558063
  7. 5c7e67
  8. 637c6a
  9. 69796e
  10. 6f7771

Questions about #1b8a50

What color is #1b8a50?

#1b8a50 is bright emerald. The closest named color is English Meadow. In RGB it is rgb(27, 138, 80), in HSL hsl(148.65, 67.27%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.987% 0.13079 154.409).

What colors go well with #1b8a50?

The complementary color of #1b8a50 is #a15493. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #648117 and #008a7d. The triadic partners are #5e6cc0 and #b4533d.

Is white or black text more readable on #1b8a50?

White text reads better on #1b8a50: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and black gives 4.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1b8a50 a warm or cool color?

#1b8a50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 56% and its chroma 0.131.