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#259265 color: Viridian

#259265 is rgb(37, 146, 101) in RGB and oklch(58.837% 0.11881 160.83) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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155°
100%

58.8%
0.119
161°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #259265

#259265 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.9:1 contrast and black text 5.38:1, 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: #259265 mixed with white

  1. 259265
  2. 449d73
  3. 5ca882
  4. 72b391
  5. 86bda0
  6. 9bc8af
  7. afd3bf
  8. c3decf
  9. d7e9df
  10. ebf4ef

Darker: #259265 mixed with black

  1. 259265
  2. 1f7e57
  3. 196b49
  4. 13583c
  5. 0d462f
  6. 083522
  7. 042517
  8. 02160c
  9. 000803
  10. 000100

Calmer: #259265 with less saturation

  1. 259265
  2. 359068
  3. 428e6a
  4. 4c8c6c
  5. 558a6f
  6. 5d8871
  7. 648674
  8. 6b8476
  9. 718178
  10. 777f7a

Questions about #259265

What color is #259265?

#259265 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Viridian. In RGB it is rgb(37, 146, 101), in HSL hsl(155.23, 59.56%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.837% 0.11881 160.83).

What colors go well with #259265?

The complementary color of #259265 is #ab5e92. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #648b3a and #00928d. The triadic partners are #7173c1 and #b76242.

Is white or black text more readable on #259265?

White text reads better on #259265: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and black gives 5.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #259265 a warm or cool color?

#259265 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.119.