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#226f4e color: Precious Emerald

#226f4e is rgb(34, 111, 78) in RGB and oklch(48.564% 0.0921 161.142) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

48.6%
0.092
161°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #226f4e

#226f4e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.08:1 contrast and black text 3.45:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Precious Emerald (#186e50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #226f4e mixed with white

  1. 226f4e
  2. 3c7d5e
  3. 538b6f
  4. 689980
  5. 7ea791
  6. 93b5a2
  7. a8c4b4
  8. bdd2c7
  9. d3e1d9
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #226f4e mixed with black

  1. 226f4e
  2. 1c6043
  3. 165138
  4. 11422d
  5. 0b3423
  6. 072719
  7. 031a0f
  8. 010e07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #226f4e with less saturation

  1. 226f4e
  2. 2c6e50
  3. 356c52
  4. 3c6b53
  5. 426955
  6. 486857
  7. 4d6658
  8. 52645a
  9. 56635c
  10. 5b615d

Questions about #226f4e

What color is #226f4e?

#226f4e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(34, 111, 78), in HSL hsl(154.29, 53.1%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.564% 0.0921 161.142).

What colors go well with #226f4e?

The complementary color of #226f4e is #82496e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c6a2f and #006f6c. The triadic partners are #565892 and #8a4c34.

Is white or black text more readable on #226f4e?

White text reads better on #226f4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and black gives 3.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226f4e a warm or cool color?

#226f4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.092.