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#26915e color: Emerald Lake

#26915e is rgb(38, 145, 94) in RGB and oklch(58.427% 0.12356 157.597) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

58.4%
0.124
158°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.97:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #26915e

#26915e is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.97:1 contrast and black text 5.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Emerald Lake (#069261). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #26915e mixed with white

  1. 26915e
  2. 449c6d
  3. 5ca77d
  4. 72b28c
  5. 86bd9c
  6. 9bc8ac
  7. afd3bc
  8. c3decd
  9. d7e9dd
  10. ebf4ee

Darker: #26915e mixed with black

  1. 26915e
  2. 207d51
  3. 196a44
  4. 135837
  5. 0d462b
  6. 08351f
  7. 042514
  8. 02150a
  9. 010703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #26915e with less saturation

  1. 26915e
  2. 368f61
  3. 428d64
  4. 4c8b67
  5. 54896a
  6. 5c876d
  7. 638570
  8. 6a8373
  9. 708076
  10. 767e79

Questions about #26915e

What color is #26915e?

#26915e is bright emerald. The closest named color is Emerald Lake. In RGB it is rgb(38, 145, 94), in HSL hsl(151.4, 58.47%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.427% 0.12356 157.597).

What colors go well with #26915e?

The complementary color of #26915e is #a95c95. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67892f and #009288. The triadic partners are #6b73c4 and #b85e43.

Is white or black text more readable on #26915e?

White text reads better on #26915e: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and black gives 5.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #26915e a warm or cool color?

#26915e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.124.