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#257253 color: Green Velvet

#257253 is rgb(37, 114, 83) in RGB and oklch(49.622% 0.0904 162.868) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

49.6%
0.090
163°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #257253

#257253 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.82:1 contrast and black text 3.61:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Velvet (#127453). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #257253 mixed with white

  1. 257253
  2. 3f7f63
  3. 558d73
  4. 6a9b83
  5. 7fa994
  6. 94b7a5
  7. a9c5b7
  8. bed3c8
  9. d4e2da
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #257253 mixed with black

  1. 257253
  2. 1f6247
  3. 19533b
  4. 134430
  5. 0d3625
  6. 08281b
  7. 041b11
  8. 020e08
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #257253 with less saturation

  1. 257253
  2. 2f7155
  3. 376f56
  4. 3e6e58
  5. 456c59
  6. 4a6b5b
  7. 50695c
  8. 55675e
  9. 59665f
  10. 5e6461

Questions about #257253

What color is #257253?

#257253 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Green Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(37, 114, 83), in HSL hsl(155.84, 50.99%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.622% 0.0904 162.868).

What colors go well with #257253?

The complementary color of #257253 is #854c70. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e6d35 and #007270. The triadic partners are #5b5b94 and #8d5036.

Is white or black text more readable on #257253?

White text reads better on #257253: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and black gives 3.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #257253 a warm or cool color?

#257253 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.09.