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#277252 color: Green Velvet

#277252 is rgb(39, 114, 82) in RGB and oklch(49.659% 0.09033 161.769) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

49.7%
0.090
162°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #277252

#277252 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.81:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Velvet (#127453). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #277252 mixed with white

  1. 277252
  2. 407f62
  3. 568d72
  4. 6b9b83
  5. 80a993
  6. 95b7a5
  7. aac5b6
  8. bfd3c8
  9. d4e2da
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #277252 mixed with black

  1. 277252
  2. 206246
  3. 1a533b
  4. 14442f
  5. 0e3625
  6. 08281a
  7. 041b11
  8. 020e08
  9. 010402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #277252 with less saturation

  1. 277252
  2. 307154
  3. 386f55
  4. 3f6e57
  5. 456c59
  6. 4b6b5a
  7. 50695c
  8. 55675d
  9. 5a665f
  10. 5e6461

Questions about #277252

What color is #277252?

#277252 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Green Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(39, 114, 82), in HSL hsl(154.4, 49.02%, 30%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.659% 0.09033 161.769).

What colors go well with #277252?

The complementary color of #277252 is #854d71. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f6d34 and #00726f. The triadic partners are #5a5b94 and #8d5038.

Is white or black text more readable on #277252?

White text reads better on #277252: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277252 a warm or cool color?

#277252 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.09.