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#246246 color: Green Pea

#246246 is rgb(36, 98, 70) in RGB and oklch(44.755% 0.07921 160.956) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

44.8%
0.079
161°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #246246

#246246 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 44.8% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.22:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, 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: #246246 mixed with white

  1. 246246
  2. 3c7157
  3. 518068
  4. 668f79
  5. 7c9e8b
  6. 91ae9e
  7. a6beb1
  8. bccec4
  9. d2ded7
  10. e8eeeb

Darker: #246246 mixed with black

  1. 246246
  2. 1e543c
  3. 184732
  4. 123a28
  5. 0c2d1e
  6. 072115
  7. 04160d
  8. 020b05
  9. 000302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #246246 with less saturation

  1. 246246
  2. 2b6148
  3. 326049
  4. 375e4b
  5. 3c5d4c
  6. 415c4d
  7. 455a4f
  8. 495950
  9. 4d5752
  10. 515653

Questions about #246246

What color is #246246?

#246246 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Green Pea. In RGB it is rgb(36, 98, 70), in HSL hsl(152.9, 46.27%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.755% 0.07921 160.956).

What colors go well with #246246?

The complementary color of #246246 is #724262. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #455d2d and #00625f. The triadic partners are #4d4f80 and #794531.

Is white or black text more readable on #246246?

White text reads better on #246246: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246246 a warm or cool color?

#246246 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 44.8% and its chroma 0.079.