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#217253 color: Green Velvet

#217253 is rgb(33, 114, 83) in RGB and oklch(49.506% 0.09227 163.495) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

49.5%
0.092
163°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #217253

#217253 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.84:1 contrast and black text 3.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Velvet (#127453). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #217253 mixed with white

  1. 217253
  2. 3c7f63
  3. 538d73
  4. 699b83
  5. 7ea994
  6. 93b7a5
  7. a8c5b7
  8. bed3c8
  9. d3e2da
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #217253 mixed with black

  1. 217253
  2. 1b6247
  3. 16533b
  4. 104430
  5. 0b3625
  6. 06281b
  7. 031b11
  8. 010e08
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #217253 with less saturation

  1. 217253
  2. 2c7155
  3. 356f56
  4. 3d6e58
  5. 436c59
  6. 496a5b
  7. 4f695c
  8. 54675d
  9. 59655f
  10. 5d6460

Questions about #217253

What color is #217253?

#217253 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Green Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(33, 114, 83), in HSL hsl(157.04, 55.1%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.506% 0.09227 163.495).

What colors go well with #217253?

The complementary color of #217253 is #864b6f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c6d34 and #007271. The triadic partners are #5b5a94 and #8d4f34.

Is white or black text more readable on #217253?

White text reads better on #217253: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and black gives 3.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217253 a warm or cool color?

#217253 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.092.