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#246f4e color: Precious Emerald

#246f4e is rgb(36, 111, 78) in RGB and oklch(48.624% 0.09115 160.796) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

48.6%
0.091
161°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #246f4e

#246f4e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.07:1 contrast and black text 3.46:1, 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: #246f4e mixed with white

  1. 246f4e
  2. 3d7d5e
  3. 548b6f
  4. 699980
  5. 7ea791
  6. 93b5a2
  7. a8c4b4
  8. bed2c7
  9. d3e1d9
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #246f4e mixed with black

  1. 246f4e
  2. 1e6043
  3. 185138
  4. 12422d
  5. 0c3423
  6. 072719
  7. 041a0f
  8. 020e07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #246f4e with less saturation

  1. 246f4e
  2. 2e6e50
  3. 366c52
  4. 3c6b53
  5. 436955
  6. 486857
  7. 4d6659
  8. 52645a
  9. 57635c
  10. 5b615e

Questions about #246f4e

What color is #246f4e?

#246f4e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(36, 111, 78), in HSL hsl(153.6, 51.02%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.624% 0.09115 160.796).

What colors go well with #246f4e?

The complementary color of #246f4e is #824a6f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d6a30 and #006f6b. The triadic partners are #565892 and #8a4c35.

Is white or black text more readable on #246f4e?

White text reads better on #246f4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and black gives 3.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246f4e a warm or cool color?

#246f4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.091.