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#279258 color: Green Gloss

#279258 is rgb(39, 146, 88) in RGB and oklch(58.594% 0.13032 154.662) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

58.6%
0.130
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #279258

#279258 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.93:1 contrast and black text 5.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Gloss (#00955e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #279258 mixed with white

  1. 279258
  2. 459d68
  3. 5ca878
  4. 72b388
  5. 87be99
  6. 9bc8a9
  7. afd3ba
  8. c3decb
  9. d7e9dc
  10. ebf4ed

Darker: #279258 mixed with black

  1. 279258
  2. 207e4b
  3. 1a6b3f
  4. 145833
  5. 0e4628
  6. 08351d
  7. 042512
  8. 021609
  9. 010803
  10. 000100

Calmer: #279258 with less saturation

  1. 279258
  2. 36905c
  3. 428e60
  4. 4c8c64
  5. 558a67
  6. 5d886b
  7. 64866e
  8. 6a8372
  9. 708175
  10. 767e79

Questions about #279258

What color is #279258?

#279258 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Green Gloss. In RGB it is rgb(39, 146, 88), in HSL hsl(147.48, 57.84%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.594% 0.13032 154.662).

What colors go well with #279258?

The complementary color of #279258 is #aa5b9b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b8923 and #009385. The triadic partners are #6674c8 and #bc5b44.

Is white or black text more readable on #279258?

White text reads better on #279258: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and black gives 5.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #279258 a warm or cool color?

#279258 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.13.