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#228b5a color: Lake Green

#228b5a is rgb(34, 139, 90) in RGB and oklch(56.613% 0.12045 157.85) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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152°
100%

56.6%
0.120
158°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #228b5a

#228b5a is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Green (#2e8b57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #228b5a mixed with white

  1. 228b5a
  2. 41966a
  3. 59a279
  4. 6fad89
  5. 84b999
  6. 99c5aa
  7. add0ba
  8. c1dccb
  9. d6e8dc
  10. eaf3ee

Darker: #228b5a mixed with black

  1. 228b5a
  2. 1c784d
  3. 166641
  4. 115435
  5. 0b4329
  6. 07321e
  7. 032313
  8. 011409
  9. 000703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #228b5a with less saturation

  1. 228b5a
  2. 32895d
  3. 3e8760
  4. 478563
  5. 508366
  6. 588169
  7. 5f7f6b
  8. 657d6e
  9. 6b7b71
  10. 717873

Questions about #228b5a

What color is #228b5a?

#228b5a is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(34, 139, 90), in HSL hsl(152, 60.69%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.613% 0.12045 157.85).

What colors go well with #228b5a?

The complementary color of #228b5a is #a3588f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #62832d and #008c83. The triadic partners are #666dbc and #b15a3f.

Is white or black text more readable on #228b5a?

White text reads better on #228b5a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #228b5a a warm or cool color?

#228b5a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.12.