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#228b60 color: Chagall Green

#228b60 is rgb(34, 139, 96) in RGB and oklch(56.753% 0.11487 160.925) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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155°
100%

56.8%
0.115
161°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #228b60

#228b60 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chagall Green (#008b62). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #228b60 mixed with white

  1. 228b60
  2. 41966f
  3. 59a27e
  4. 6fad8d
  5. 84b99d
  6. 99c5ad
  7. add0bd
  8. c2dccd
  9. d6e7dd
  10. eaf3ee

Darker: #228b60 mixed with black

  1. 228b60
  2. 1c7852
  3. 166645
  4. 115438
  5. 0b432c
  6. 073220
  7. 032315
  8. 01140a
  9. 000703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #228b60 with less saturation

  1. 228b60
  2. 328962
  3. 3e8765
  4. 488567
  5. 508369
  6. 58816c
  7. 5f7f6e
  8. 657d70
  9. 6b7b72
  10. 717974

Questions about #228b60

What color is #228b60?

#228b60 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Chagall Green. In RGB it is rgb(34, 139, 96), in HSL hsl(155.43, 60.69%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.753% 0.11487 160.925).

What colors go well with #228b60?

The complementary color of #228b60 is #a35a8b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e8437 and #008b87. The triadic partners are #6b6db8 and #ae5d3e.

Is white or black text more readable on #228b60?

White text reads better on #228b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #228b60 a warm or cool color?

#228b60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.115.