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#217257 color: Green Velvet

#217257 is rgb(33, 114, 87) in RGB and oklch(49.616% 0.0888 166.634) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

49.6%
0.089
167°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #217257

#217257 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.82:1 contrast and black text 3.61:1, 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: #217257 mixed with white

  1. 217257
  2. 3c7f66
  3. 538d76
  4. 699b86
  5. 7ea997
  6. 93b7a7
  7. a9c5b8
  8. bed3ca
  9. d3e2db
  10. e9f0ed

Darker: #217257 mixed with black

  1. 217257
  2. 1b624b
  3. 16533e
  4. 104433
  5. 0b3627
  6. 06281c
  7. 031b12
  8. 010e08
  9. 000403
  10. 000100

Calmer: #217257 with less saturation

  1. 217257
  2. 2c7158
  3. 356f59
  4. 3d6e5a
  5. 436c5c
  6. 496b5d
  7. 4f695e
  8. 54675f
  9. 596660
  10. 5e6461

Questions about #217257

What color is #217257?

#217257 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Green Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(33, 114, 87), in HSL hsl(160, 55.1%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.616% 0.0888 166.634).

What colors go well with #217257?

The complementary color of #217257 is #864c6c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a6e39 and #007173. The triadic partners are #5f5a92 and #8b5134.

Is white or black text more readable on #217257?

White text reads better on #217257: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and black gives 3.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217257 a warm or cool color?

#217257 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.089.