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#259379 color: Illuminating Emerald

#259379 is rgb(37, 147, 121) in RGB and oklch(59.639% 0.10413 172.874) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

59.6%
0.104
173°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.80:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #259379

#259379 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 173°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.8:1 contrast and black text 5.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald (#319177). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #259379 mixed with white

  1. 259379
  2. 449e86
  3. 5ca892
  4. 72b39f
  5. 87beac
  6. 9bc9ba
  7. afd3c7
  8. c3ded5
  9. d7e9e3
  10. ebf4f1

Darker: #259379 mixed with black

  1. 259379
  2. 1f7f68
  3. 196c58
  4. 135948
  5. 0d4739
  6. 08362b
  7. 04251d
  8. 021610
  9. 000805
  10. 000101

Calmer: #259379 with less saturation

  1. 259379
  2. 36917a
  3. 438f7a
  4. 4d8e7b
  5. 568c7b
  6. 5e8a7c
  7. 66887d
  8. 6d867d
  9. 73837e
  10. 79817e

Questions about #259379

What color is #259379?

#259379 is bright teal. The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(37, 147, 121), in HSL hsl(165.82, 59.78%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.639% 0.10413 172.874).

What colors go well with #259379?

The complementary color of #259379 is #ae6485. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #588f55 and #00919a. The triadic partners are #8273b8 and #af6c40.

Is white or black text more readable on #259379?

White text reads better on #259379: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and black gives 5.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #259379 a warm or cool color?

#259379 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 173 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.104.