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#218157 color: Kākāriki Green

#218157 is rgb(33, 129, 87) in RGB and oklch(53.771% 0.10974 159.651) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

53.8%
0.110
160°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #218157

#218157 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 53.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.84:1 contrast and black text 4.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kākāriki Green (#298256). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #218157 mixed with white

  1. 218157
  2. 3f8d67
  3. 569a76
  4. 6ca687
  5. 81b397
  6. 96bfa8
  7. abccb9
  8. c0d8ca
  9. d5e5db
  10. eaf2ed

Darker: #218157 mixed with black

  1. 218157
  2. 1b6f4b
  3. 165e3e
  4. 104e33
  5. 0b3e27
  6. 062e1c
  7. 031f12
  8. 011208
  9. 000603
  10. 000100

Calmer: #218157 with less saturation

  1. 218157
  2. 2f7f59
  3. 3a7e5c
  4. 437c5e
  5. 4b7a61
  6. 527863
  7. 587665
  8. 5e7467
  9. 64726a
  10. 69706c

Questions about #218157

What color is #218157?

#218157 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Kākāriki Green. In RGB it is rgb(33, 129, 87), in HSL hsl(153.75, 59.26%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.771% 0.10974 159.651).

What colors go well with #218157?

The complementary color of #218157 is #975382. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #597a30 and #00817c. The triadic partners are #6266ac and #a3553a.

Is white or black text more readable on #218157?

White text reads better on #218157: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and black gives 4.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #218157 a warm or cool color?

#218157 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 53.8% and its chroma 0.11.