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#226e44 color: Billiard Ball

#226e44 is rgb(34, 110, 68) in RGB and oklch(48.04% 0.10048 155.144) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

48%
0.100
155°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #226e44

#226e44 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.21:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, 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: #226e44 mixed with white

  1. 226e44
  2. 3c7c55
  3. 528a67
  4. 689879
  5. 7da68b
  6. 92b59d
  7. a8c3b0
  8. bdd2c3
  9. d3e1d7
  10. e9f0eb

Darker: #226e44 mixed with black

  1. 226e44
  2. 1c5f3a
  3. 165030
  4. 114126
  5. 0b331d
  6. 072614
  7. 03190c
  8. 010e05
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #226e44 with less saturation

  1. 226e44
  2. 2c6d47
  3. 346b4a
  4. 3b6a4c
  5. 41684f
  6. 476651
  7. 4c6554
  8. 516356
  9. 556159
  10. 595f5b

Questions about #226e44

What color is #226e44?

#226e44 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Billiard Ball. In RGB it is rgb(34, 110, 68), in HSL hsl(146.84, 52.78%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.04% 0.10048 155.144).

What colors go well with #226e44?

The complementary color of #226e44 is #804674. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #516720 and #006f65. The triadic partners are #4e5896 and #8d4635.

Is white or black text more readable on #226e44?

White text reads better on #226e44: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226e44 a warm or cool color?

#226e44 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 48% and its chroma 0.1.