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#246e42 color: Billiard Ball

#246e42 is rgb(36, 110, 66) in RGB and oklch(48.058% 0.10162 153.679) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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144°
100%

48.1%
0.102
154°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #246e42

#246e42 is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.21:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billiard Ball (#276b40). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #246e42 mixed with white

  1. 246e42
  2. 3d7c53
  3. 538a65
  4. 699877
  5. 7ea68a
  6. 93b59c
  7. a8c3af
  8. bdd2c3
  9. d3e1d7
  10. e9f0eb

Darker: #246e42 mixed with black

  1. 246e42
  2. 1e5f38
  3. 18502f
  4. 124125
  5. 0c331c
  6. 072614
  7. 04190b
  8. 020e05
  9. 000401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #246e42 with less saturation

  1. 246e42
  2. 2d6d45
  3. 356b48
  4. 3c6a4b
  5. 42684e
  6. 476651
  7. 4c6553
  8. 516356
  9. 556159
  10. 5a5f5b

Questions about #246e42

What color is #246e42?

#246e42 is deep dark green. The closest named color is Billiard Ball. In RGB it is rgb(36, 110, 66), in HSL hsl(144.32, 50.68%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.058% 0.10162 153.679).

What colors go well with #246e42?

The complementary color of #246e42 is #7f4676. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #52671d and #007064. The triadic partners are #4c5897 and #8e4636.

Is white or black text more readable on #246e42?

White text reads better on #246e42: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246e42 a warm or cool color?

#246e42 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.102.