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#259166 color: Viridian

#259166 is rgb(37, 145, 102) in RGB and oklch(58.592% 0.11656 161.718) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

58.6%
0.117
162°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.95:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #259166

#259166 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.95:1 contrast and black text 5.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1e9167). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #259166 mixed with white

  1. 259166
  2. 449c74
  3. 5ca783
  4. 71b292
  5. 86bda1
  6. 9bc8b0
  7. afd3bf
  8. c3decf
  9. d7e9df
  10. ebf4ef

Darker: #259166 mixed with black

  1. 259166
  2. 1f7d58
  3. 196a4a
  4. 13583c
  5. 0d462f
  6. 083523
  7. 042517
  8. 02150c
  9. 000704
  10. 000100

Calmer: #259166 with less saturation

  1. 259166
  2. 358f68
  3. 418d6b
  4. 4c8b6d
  5. 54896f
  6. 5c8771
  7. 638573
  8. 6a8376
  9. 708178
  10. 767e7a

Questions about #259166

What color is #259166?

#259166 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Viridian. In RGB it is rgb(37, 145, 102), in HSL hsl(156.11, 59.34%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.592% 0.11656 161.718).

What colors go well with #259166?

The complementary color of #259166 is #aa5e90. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #628a3c and #00918d. The triadic partners are #7172bf and #b56242.

Is white or black text more readable on #259166?

White text reads better on #259166: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and black gives 5.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #259166 a warm or cool color?

#259166 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.117.