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#266e4e color: Precious Emerald

#266e4e is rgb(38, 110, 78) in RGB and oklch(48.409% 0.08867 160.888) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

48.4%
0.089
161°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #266e4e

#266e4e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.14:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Precious Emerald (#186e50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #266e4e mixed with white

  1. 266e4e
  2. 3f7c5e
  3. 558a6f
  4. 6a9880
  5. 7fa691
  6. 94b5a2
  7. a9c3b4
  8. bed2c7
  9. d3e1d9
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #266e4e mixed with black

  1. 266e4e
  2. 205f43
  3. 195038
  4. 13412d
  5. 0d3323
  6. 082619
  7. 04190f
  8. 020e07
  9. 010402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #266e4e with less saturation

  1. 266e4e
  2. 2f6d50
  3. 366b51
  4. 3d6a53
  5. 436855
  6. 486757
  7. 4d6558
  8. 52645a
  9. 56625b
  10. 5b605d

Questions about #266e4e

What color is #266e4e?

#266e4e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(38, 110, 78), in HSL hsl(153.33, 48.65%, 29.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.409% 0.08867 160.888).

What colors go well with #266e4e?

The complementary color of #266e4e is #804a6e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d6931 and #006e6b. The triadic partners are #565890 and #894c36.

Is white or black text more readable on #266e4e?

White text reads better on #266e4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #266e4e a warm or cool color?

#266e4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.089.