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#1c8951 color: English Meadow

#1c8951 is rgb(28, 137, 81) in RGB and oklch(55.748% 0.12819 154.95) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

55.7%
0.128
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • green-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #1c8951

#1c8951 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, 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: #1c8951 mixed with white

  1. 1c8951
  2. 3d9562
  3. 56a072
  4. 6cac83
  5. 82b894
  6. 97c4a5
  7. accfb7
  8. c0dbc8
  9. d5e7da
  10. eaf3ed

Darker: #1c8951 mixed with black

  1. 1c8951
  2. 177645
  3. 12643a
  4. 0d532f
  5. 084224
  6. 05311a
  7. 022210
  8. 011407
  9. 000702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #1c8951 with less saturation

  1. 1c8951
  2. 2e8755
  3. 3a8559
  4. 44835c
  5. 4d8160
  6. 557f63
  7. 5c7d67
  8. 627b6a
  9. 68786d
  10. 6e7670

Questions about #1c8951

What color is #1c8951?

#1c8951 is bright emerald. The closest named color is English Meadow. In RGB it is rgb(28, 137, 81), in HSL hsl(149.17, 66.06%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.748% 0.12819 154.95).

What colors go well with #1c8951?

The complementary color of #1c8951 is #a05491. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #63801b and #00897d. The triadic partners are #5f6bbe and #b2543d.

Is white or black text more readable on #1c8951?

White text reads better on #1c8951: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1c8951 a warm or cool color?

#1c8951 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.128.