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#246142 color: Green Pea

#246142 is rgb(36, 97, 66) in RGB and oklch(44.367% 0.08161 158.172) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

44.4%
0.082
158°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #246142

#246142 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 44.4% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.33:1 contrast and black text 2.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Pea (#266242). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #246142 mixed with white

  1. 246142
  2. 3b7053
  3. 517f64
  4. 668e76
  5. 7b9e89
  6. 91ad9c
  7. a6bdaf
  8. bccdc2
  9. d2ded6
  10. e8eeea

Darker: #246142 mixed with black

  1. 246142
  2. 1e5338
  3. 18462f
  4. 123925
  5. 0c2d1c
  6. 072114
  7. 04150b
  8. 020b05
  9. 000301
  10. 000000

Calmer: #246142 with less saturation

  1. 246142
  2. 2b6044
  3. 315f46
  4. 375d47
  5. 3c5c49
  6. 405b4b
  7. 45594d
  8. 49584e
  9. 4c5650
  10. 505552

Questions about #246142

What color is #246142?

#246142 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Green Pea. In RGB it is rgb(36, 97, 66), in HSL hsl(149.51, 45.86%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.367% 0.08161 158.172).

What colors go well with #246142?

The complementary color of #246142 is #704163. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #465c28 and #00625c. The triadic partners are #494e80 and #7a4231.

Is white or black text more readable on #246142?

White text reads better on #246142: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and black gives 2.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246142 a warm or cool color?

#246142 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 44.4% and its chroma 0.082.