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#264e42 color: Hunt Club

#264e42 is rgb(38, 78, 66) in RGB and oklch(39.06% 0.0502 171.943) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

39.1%
0.050
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #264e42

#264e42 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 39.1% lightness, 0.05 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.33:1 contrast and black text 2.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hunt Club (#2a4f43). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #264e42 mixed with white

  1. 264e42
  2. 3b5e53
  3. 4f6f64
  4. 647f76
  5. 799188
  6. 8ea29b
  7. a4b4ae
  8. bac7c2
  9. d1d9d6
  10. e8ecea

Darker: #264e42 mixed with black

  1. 264e42
  2. 204338
  3. 19382f
  4. 132d25
  5. 0d231c
  6. 081914
  7. 040f0b
  8. 020705
  9. 010201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #264e42 with less saturation

  1. 264e42
  2. 2a4d42
  3. 2e4c43
  4. 314b43
  5. 354b43
  6. 384a44
  7. 3b4944
  8. 3d4844
  9. 404744
  10. 434645

Questions about #264e42

What color is #264e42?

#264e42 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Hunt Club. In RGB it is rgb(38, 78, 66), in HSL hsl(162, 34.48%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.06% 0.0502 171.943).

What colors go well with #264e42?

The complementary color of #264e42 is #5a3a48. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #364c33 and #1f4d51. The triadic partners are #46405e and #5b3d2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #264e42?

White text reads better on #264e42: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and black gives 2.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #264e42 a warm or cool color?

#264e42 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 39.1% and its chroma 0.05.