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#217438 color: Japanese Laurel

#217438 is rgb(33, 116, 56) in RGB and oklch(49.484% 0.12181 148.761) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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137°
100%

49.5%
0.122
149°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Green
  • emerald-700
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #217438

#217438 is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 149°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Japanese Laurel (#2f7532). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #217438 mixed with white

  1. 217438
  2. 3c824b
  3. 538f5e
  4. 699d71
  5. 7eab85
  6. 93b898
  7. a8c6ac
  8. bed4c0
  9. d3e2d5
  10. e9f1ea

Darker: #217438 mixed with black

  1. 217438
  2. 1b642f
  3. 165427
  4. 10451f
  5. 0b3717
  6. 06290f
  7. 031b08
  8. 010f04
  9. 000501
  10. 000100

Calmer: #217438 with less saturation

  1. 217438
  2. 2c723d
  3. 357142
  4. 3c6f46
  5. 436d4a
  6. 496c4f
  7. 4f6a53
  8. 546856
  9. 59665a
  10. 5d645e

Questions about #217438

What color is #217438?

#217438 is deep dark green. The closest named color is Japanese Laurel. In RGB it is rgb(33, 116, 56), in HSL hsl(136.63, 55.7%, 29.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.484% 0.12181 148.761).

What colors go well with #217438?

The complementary color of #217438 is #864584. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b6a00 and #007563. The triadic partners are #455ca7 and #9b4238.

Is white or black text more readable on #217438?

White text reads better on #217438: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217438 a warm or cool color?

#217438 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 149 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.122.