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#246e4e color: Precious Emerald

#246e4e is rgb(36, 110, 78) in RGB and oklch(48.344% 0.08967 161.264) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

48.3%
0.090
161°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #246e4e

#246e4e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.3% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.15:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, 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: #246e4e mixed with white

  1. 246e4e
  2. 3d7c5e
  3. 548a6f
  4. 699880
  5. 7ea691
  6. 93b5a2
  7. a8c3b4
  8. bed2c7
  9. d3e1d9
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #246e4e mixed with black

  1. 246e4e
  2. 1e5f43
  3. 185038
  4. 12412d
  5. 0c3323
  6. 072619
  7. 04190f
  8. 020e07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #246e4e with less saturation

  1. 246e4e
  2. 2e6d50
  3. 356b51
  4. 3c6a53
  5. 426855
  6. 486756
  7. 4d6558
  8. 52645a
  9. 56625b
  10. 5a605d

Questions about #246e4e

What color is #246e4e?

#246e4e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(36, 110, 78), in HSL hsl(154.05, 50.68%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.344% 0.08967 161.264).

What colors go well with #246e4e?

The complementary color of #246e4e is #80496d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c6930 and #006e6b. The triadic partners are #565890 and #894c35.

Is white or black text more readable on #246e4e?

White text reads better on #246e4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246e4e a warm or cool color?

#246e4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 48.3% and its chroma 0.09.