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#258e59 color: Lake Green

#258e59 is rgb(37, 142, 89) in RGB and oklch(57.478% 0.12452 156.247) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

57.5%
0.125
156°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.12:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #258e59

#258e59 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.12:1 contrast and black text 5.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Green (#2e8b57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #258e59 mixed with white

  1. 258e59
  2. 439969
  3. 5ba479
  4. 70b089
  5. 85bb99
  6. 9ac6a9
  7. aed2ba
  8. c2ddcb
  9. d6e8dc
  10. ebf4ed

Darker: #258e59 mixed with black

  1. 258e59
  2. 1f7b4c
  3. 196840
  4. 135634
  5. 0d4428
  6. 08341d
  7. 042413
  8. 021509
  9. 000703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #258e59 with less saturation

  1. 258e59
  2. 348c5c
  3. 408a60
  4. 4a8863
  5. 528666
  6. 5a846a
  7. 61826d
  8. 678070
  9. 6d7d73
  10. 737b76

Questions about #258e59

What color is #258e59?

#258e59 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(37, 142, 89), in HSL hsl(149.71, 58.66%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.478% 0.12452 156.247).

What colors go well with #258e59?

The complementary color of #258e59 is #a65a94. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #668529 and #008f84. The triadic partners are #6670c1 and #b65b42.

Is white or black text more readable on #258e59?

White text reads better on #258e59: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and black gives 5.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #258e59 a warm or cool color?

#258e59 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.125.