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#226d45 color: Billiard Ball

#226d45 is rgb(34, 109, 69) in RGB and oklch(47.78% 0.09797 156.037) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

47.8%
0.098
156°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #226d45

#226d45 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billiard Ball (#276b40). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #226d45 mixed with white

  1. 226d45
  2. 3c7b56
  3. 528967
  4. 689779
  5. 7da68b
  6. 92b49e
  7. a8c3b1
  8. bdd2c4
  9. d3e1d7
  10. e9f0eb

Darker: #226d45 mixed with black

  1. 226d45
  2. 1c5e3b
  3. 164f31
  4. 114127
  5. 0b331e
  6. 072615
  7. 03190c
  8. 010d05
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #226d45 with less saturation

  1. 226d45
  2. 2c6c48
  3. 346a4a
  4. 3a694d
  5. 41674f
  6. 466551
  7. 4b6454
  8. 506256
  9. 546058
  10. 595f5b

Questions about #226d45

What color is #226d45?

#226d45 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Billiard Ball. In RGB it is rgb(34, 109, 69), in HSL hsl(148, 52.45%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.78% 0.09797 156.037).

What colors go well with #226d45?

The complementary color of #226d45 is #7f4672. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f6723 and #006e65. The triadic partners are #4e5794 and #8b4734.

Is white or black text more readable on #226d45?

White text reads better on #226d45: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226d45 a warm or cool color?

#226d45 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.098.