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#225039 color: Moselle Green

#225039 is rgb(34, 80, 57) in RGB and oklch(39.168% 0.06457 159.496) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

39.2%
0.065
159°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • emerald-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #225039

#225039 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 39.2% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.23:1 contrast and black text 2.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moselle Green (#2e4e36). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #225039 mixed with white

  1. 225039
  2. 38604a
  3. 4d705d
  4. 62816f
  5. 779282
  6. 8da496
  7. a3b5aa
  8. b9c7bf
  9. d0dad4
  10. e7ece9

Darker: #225039 mixed with black

  1. 225039
  2. 1c4430
  3. 163928
  4. 112e1f
  5. 0b2417
  6. 071a10
  7. 031009
  8. 010704
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #225039 with less saturation

  1. 225039
  2. 274f3a
  3. 2b4e3c
  4. 2f4d3d
  5. 334c3e
  6. 374b3f
  7. 3a4a41
  8. 3d4942
  9. 404843
  10. 434744

Questions about #225039

What color is #225039?

#225039 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Moselle Green. In RGB it is rgb(34, 80, 57), in HSL hsl(150, 40.35%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.168% 0.06457 159.496).

What colors go well with #225039?

The complementary color of #225039 is #5c3751. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a4c26 and #09504d. The triadic partners are #3e4168 and #63392a.

Is white or black text more readable on #225039?

White text reads better on #225039: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and black gives 2.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #225039 a warm or cool color?

#225039 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 39.2% and its chroma 0.065.