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#225342 color: Bagpiper

#225342 is rgb(34, 83, 66) in RGB and oklch(40.294% 0.06091 167.848) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

40.3%
0.061
168°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #225342

#225342 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.061 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.81:1 contrast and black text 2.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bagpiper (#1c5544). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #225342 mixed with white

  1. 225342
  2. 386353
  3. 4d7364
  4. 638376
  5. 789488
  6. 8da59b
  7. a3b7ae
  8. bac8c2
  9. d0dad6
  10. e8edea

Darker: #225342 mixed with black

  1. 225342
  2. 1c4738
  3. 163b2f
  4. 113025
  5. 0b251c
  6. 071b14
  7. 03110b
  8. 010805
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #225342 with less saturation

  1. 225342
  2. 285243
  3. 2c5143
  4. 315044
  5. 354f45
  6. 384e45
  7. 3c4d46
  8. 3f4c46
  9. 424b47
  10. 454a48

Questions about #225342

What color is #225342?

#225342 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Bagpiper. In RGB it is rgb(34, 83, 66), in HSL hsl(159.18, 41.88%, 22.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.294% 0.06091 167.848).

What colors go well with #225342?

The complementary color of #225342 is #613b4e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #38502f and #145254. The triadic partners are #474368 and #633e2b.

Is white or black text more readable on #225342?

White text reads better on #225342: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #225342 a warm or cool color?

#225342 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.061.