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#217550 color: Greasy Greens

#217550 is rgb(33, 117, 80) in RGB and oklch(50.266% 0.09934 160.042) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

50.3%
0.099
160°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #217550

#217550 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.64:1 contrast and black text 3.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Greasy Greens (#117755). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #217550 mixed with white

  1. 217550
  2. 3d8260
  3. 549070
  4. 699d81
  5. 7fab92
  6. 94b9a4
  7. a9c6b5
  8. bed4c7
  9. d4e2da
  10. e9f1ec

Darker: #217550 mixed with black

  1. 217550
  2. 1b6544
  3. 165539
  4. 10462e
  5. 0b3724
  6. 06291a
  7. 031c10
  8. 010f07
  9. 000502
  10. 000100

Calmer: #217550 with less saturation

  1. 217550
  2. 2d7352
  3. 367254
  4. 3e7056
  5. 446f58
  6. 4b6d5a
  7. 506b5c
  8. 566a5e
  9. 5b6860
  10. 5f6662

Questions about #217550

What color is #217550?

#217550 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Greasy Greens. In RGB it is rgb(33, 117, 80), in HSL hsl(153.57, 56%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.266% 0.09934 160.042).

What colors go well with #217550?

The complementary color of #217550 is #894c76. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #516f2e and #007571. The triadic partners are #595c9b and #934e36.

Is white or black text more readable on #217550?

White text reads better on #217550: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and black gives 3.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217550 a warm or cool color?

#217550 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.099.