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#217850 color: Poplar Forest

#217850 is rgb(33, 120, 80) in RGB and oklch(51.104% 0.10365 158.88) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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152°
100%

51.1%
0.104
159°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.87:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #217850

#217850 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 51.1% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.43:1 contrast and black text 3.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Poplar Forest (#137953). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #217850 mixed with white

  1. 217850
  2. 3d8560
  3. 549271
  4. 6a9f81
  5. 7fad92
  6. 94baa4
  7. a9c8b5
  8. bfd5c7
  9. d4e3da
  10. e9f1ec

Darker: #217850 mixed with black

  1. 217850
  2. 1b6744
  3. 165739
  4. 10482e
  5. 0b3924
  6. 062a1a
  7. 031d10
  8. 011007
  9. 000502
  10. 000100

Calmer: #217850 with less saturation

  1. 217850
  2. 2d7652
  3. 377555
  4. 3f7357
  5. 467159
  6. 4c705c
  7. 526e5e
  8. 586c60
  9. 5d6a62
  10. 626864

Questions about #217850

What color is #217850?

#217850 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Poplar Forest. In RGB it is rgb(33, 120, 80), in HSL hsl(152.41, 56.86%, 30%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.104% 0.10365 158.88).

What colors go well with #217850?

The complementary color of #217850 is #8c4d7a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #54722b and #007972. The triadic partners are #5a5fa1 and #984f37.

Is white or black text more readable on #217850?

White text reads better on #217850: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and black gives 3.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217850 a warm or cool color?

#217850 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 51.1% and its chroma 0.104.