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#257560 color: Nordic Forest

#257560 is rgb(37, 117, 96) in RGB and oklch(50.82% 0.08395 172.019) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

50.8%
0.084
172°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.79:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #257560

#257560 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 50.8% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.54:1 contrast and black text 3.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nordic Forest (#317362). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #257560 mixed with white

  1. 257560
  2. 3f826f
  3. 56907e
  4. 6b9d8d
  5. 80ab9c
  6. 95b8ac
  7. aac6bc
  8. bfd4cd
  9. d4e2dd
  10. e9f1ee

Darker: #257560 mixed with black

  1. 257560
  2. 1f6552
  3. 195545
  4. 134638
  5. 0d372c
  6. 082920
  7. 041c15
  8. 020f0a
  9. 000503
  10. 000100

Calmer: #257560 with less saturation

  1. 257560
  2. 307461
  3. 387261
  4. 407162
  5. 476f62
  6. 4d6e63
  7. 526c63
  8. 576a64
  9. 5c6964
  10. 616765

Questions about #257560

What color is #257560?

#257560 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Nordic Forest. In RGB it is rgb(37, 117, 96), in HSL hsl(164.25, 51.95%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.82% 0.08395 172.019).

What colors go well with #257560?

The complementary color of #257560 is #8a516b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #497244 and #0c737a. The triadic partners are #675c92 and #8b5736.

Is white or black text more readable on #257560?

White text reads better on #257560: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and black gives 3.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #257560 a warm or cool color?

#257560 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 50.8% and its chroma 0.084.