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#217656 color: Greasy Greens

#217656 is rgb(33, 118, 86) in RGB and oklch(50.699% 0.09524 163.675) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

50.7%
0.095
164°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.79:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #217656

#217656 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.54:1 contrast and black text 3.79:1, 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: #217656 mixed with white

  1. 217656
  2. 3d8365
  3. 549075
  4. 6a9e85
  5. 7fab96
  6. 94b9a7
  7. a9c7b8
  8. bed5c9
  9. d4e3db
  10. e9f1ed

Darker: #217656 mixed with black

  1. 217656
  2. 1b664a
  3. 16563e
  4. 104732
  5. 0b3827
  6. 06291c
  7. 031c12
  8. 010f08
  9. 000502
  10. 000100

Calmer: #217656 with less saturation

  1. 217656
  2. 2d7458
  3. 367359
  4. 3e715b
  5. 45705c
  6. 4c6e5e
  7. 516c5f
  8. 576b61
  9. 5c6962
  10. 616764

Questions about #217656

What color is #217656?

#217656 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Greasy Greens. In RGB it is rgb(33, 118, 86), in HSL hsl(157.41, 56.29%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.699% 0.09524 163.675).

What colors go well with #217656?

The complementary color of #217656 is #8b4e73. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e7136 and #007675. The triadic partners are #5f5d9a and #925236.

Is white or black text more readable on #217656?

White text reads better on #217656: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and black gives 3.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217656 a warm or cool color?

#217656 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.095.