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#215840 color: Rousseau Green

#215840 is rgb(33, 88, 64) in RGB and oklch(41.627% 0.07118 162.013) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

41.6%
0.071
162°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • emerald-800
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #215840

#215840 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 41.6% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.29:1 contrast and black text 2.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rousseau Green (#175844). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #215840 mixed with white

  1. 215840
  2. 386751
  3. 4e7763
  4. 638775
  5. 789887
  6. 8ea89a
  7. a4b9ae
  8. bacac1
  9. d1dcd6
  10. e8edea

Darker: #215840 mixed with black

  1. 215840
  2. 1b4b36
  3. 163f2d
  4. 103324
  5. 0b281b
  6. 061d13
  7. 03120b
  8. 010905
  9. 000301
  10. 000000

Calmer: #215840 with less saturation

  1. 215840
  2. 275741
  3. 2d5642
  4. 325544
  5. 365445
  6. 3b5246
  7. 3e5147
  8. 425048
  9. 454f4a
  10. 494d4b

Questions about #215840

What color is #215840?

#215840 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Rousseau Green. In RGB it is rgb(33, 88, 64), in HSL hsl(153.82, 45.45%, 23.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.627% 0.07118 162.013).

What colors go well with #215840?

The complementary color of #215840 is #663c57. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d542a and #015856. The triadic partners are #464772 and #6c3e2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #215840?

White text reads better on #215840: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and black gives 2.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #215840 a warm or cool color?

#215840 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 41.6% and its chroma 0.071.