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#249156 color: Emerald Isle

#249156 is rgb(36, 145, 86) in RGB and oklch(58.213% 0.13188 154.404) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

58.2%
0.132
154°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.99:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #249156

#249156 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.99:1 contrast and black text 5.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Emerald Isle (#019157). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #249156 mixed with white

  1. 249156
  2. 439c66
  3. 5ba776
  4. 71b287
  5. 86bd97
  6. 9ac8a8
  7. aed3b9
  8. c2deca
  9. d7e9dc
  10. ebf4ed

Darker: #249156 mixed with black

  1. 249156
  2. 1e7d4a
  3. 186a3e
  4. 125832
  5. 0c4627
  6. 07351c
  7. 042512
  8. 021508
  9. 000702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #249156 with less saturation

  1. 249156
  2. 348f5a
  3. 418d5e
  4. 4b8b62
  5. 538966
  6. 5b8769
  7. 62856d
  8. 698271
  9. 6f8074
  10. 757d77

Questions about #249156

What color is #249156?

#249156 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Emerald Isle. In RGB it is rgb(36, 145, 86), in HSL hsl(147.52, 60.22%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.213% 0.13188 154.404).

What colors go well with #249156?

The complementary color of #249156 is #a95a9a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a871f and #009284. The triadic partners are #6472c8 and #bc5a43.

Is white or black text more readable on #249156?

White text reads better on #249156: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and black gives 5.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #249156 a warm or cool color?

#249156 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.132.