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#225a46 color: Evergreen

#225a46 is rgb(34, 90, 70) in RGB and oklch(42.41% 0.06815 166.68) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

42.4%
0.068
167°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • emerald-800
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #225a46

#225a46 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.02:1 contrast and black text 2.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125b49). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #225a46 mixed with white

  1. 225a46
  2. 396957
  3. 4f7968
  4. 648979
  5. 79998b
  6. 8fa99d
  7. a5bab0
  8. bbcbc3
  9. d1dcd7
  10. e8edeb

Darker: #225a46 mixed with black

  1. 225a46
  2. 1c4d3c
  3. 164132
  4. 113528
  5. 0b291e
  6. 071e15
  7. 03130d
  8. 010905
  9. 000302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #225a46 with less saturation

  1. 225a46
  2. 295947
  3. 2e5848
  4. 335748
  5. 385649
  6. 3c544a
  7. 40534b
  8. 44524c
  9. 47514c
  10. 4b4f4d

Questions about #225a46

What color is #225a46?

#225a46 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Evergreen. In RGB it is rgb(34, 90, 70), in HSL hsl(158.57, 45.16%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.41% 0.06815 166.68).

What colors go well with #225a46?

The complementary color of #225a46 is #693e56. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c5731 and #0d595b. The triadic partners are #4b4872 and #6d422d.

Is white or black text more readable on #225a46?

White text reads better on #225a46: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and black gives 2.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #225a46 a warm or cool color?

#225a46 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.068.