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#218e65 color: Viridian

#218e65 is rgb(33, 142, 101) in RGB and oklch(57.671% 0.11479 162.669) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

57.7%
0.115
163°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.10:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #218e65

#218e65 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.1:1 contrast and black text 5.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1e9167). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #218e65 mixed with white

  1. 218e65
  2. 419973
  3. 59a482
  4. 6fb091
  5. 85bba0
  6. 99c6af
  7. aed1bf
  8. c2ddcf
  9. d6e8df
  10. ebf4ef

Darker: #218e65 mixed with black

  1. 218e65
  2. 1b7b57
  3. 166849
  4. 10563c
  5. 0b442f
  6. 063422
  7. 032417
  8. 01150c
  9. 000703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #218e65 with less saturation

  1. 218e65
  2. 328c67
  3. 3f8a69
  4. 49886b
  5. 52866d
  6. 5a846f
  7. 618271
  8. 678073
  9. 6e7e75
  10. 747c77

Questions about #218e65

What color is #218e65?

#218e65 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Viridian. In RGB it is rgb(33, 142, 101), in HSL hsl(157.43, 62.29%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.671% 0.11479 162.669).

What colors go well with #218e65?

The complementary color of #218e65 is #a75c8c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e873c and #008e8c. The triadic partners are #706fbb and #b1603f.

Is white or black text more readable on #218e65?

White text reads better on #218e65: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and black gives 5.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #218e65 a warm or cool color?

#218e65 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.115.