Skip to the color picker

#246d4e color: Precious Emerald

#246d4e is rgb(36, 109, 78) in RGB and oklch(48.065% 0.0882 161.751) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

155°
100%

48.1%
0.088
162°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #246d4e

#246d4e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.23:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, 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: #246d4e mixed with white

  1. 246d4e
  2. 3d7b5e
  3. 53896f
  4. 69977f
  5. 7ea691
  6. 93b4a2
  7. a8c3b4
  8. bed2c7
  9. d3e1d9
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #246d4e mixed with black

  1. 246d4e
  2. 1e5e43
  3. 184f38
  4. 12412d
  5. 0c3323
  6. 072619
  7. 04190f
  8. 020d07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #246d4e with less saturation

  1. 246d4e
  2. 2d6c50
  3. 356a51
  4. 3c6953
  5. 426754
  6. 476656
  7. 4c6458
  8. 516359
  9. 55615b
  10. 5a5f5c

Questions about #246d4e

What color is #246d4e?

#246d4e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(36, 109, 78), in HSL hsl(154.52, 50.34%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.065% 0.0882 161.751).

What colors go well with #246d4e?

The complementary color of #246d4e is #7f496c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b6831 and #006d6a. The triadic partners are #56578e and #874c34.

Is white or black text more readable on #246d4e?

White text reads better on #246d4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246d4e a warm or cool color?

#246d4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.088.