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#286a42 color: Billiard Ball

#286a42 is rgb(40, 106, 66) in RGB and oklch(47.065% 0.09353 153.921) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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144°
100%

47.1%
0.094
154°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #286a42

#286a42 is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 47.1% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast and black text 3.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billiard Ball (#276b40). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #286a42 mixed with white

  1. 286a42
  2. 3f7853
  3. 558665
  4. 6a9577
  5. 7ea489
  6. 93b29c
  7. a8c1af
  8. bed1c3
  9. d3e0d6
  10. e9efeb

Darker: #286a42 mixed with black

  1. 286a42
  2. 215b38
  3. 1b4d2f
  4. 153f25
  5. 0f311c
  6. 092414
  7. 04180b
  8. 020d05
  9. 010401
  10. 000000

Calmer: #286a42 with less saturation

  1. 286a42
  2. 306945
  3. 366747
  4. 3c664a
  5. 41644d
  6. 46634f
  7. 4b6151
  8. 4f6054
  9. 535e56
  10. 575d59

Questions about #286a42

What color is #286a42?

#286a42 is deep dark green. The closest named color is Billiard Ball. In RGB it is rgb(40, 106, 66), in HSL hsl(143.64, 45.21%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.065% 0.09353 153.921).

What colors go well with #286a42?

The complementary color of #286a42 is #7a4671. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #506322 and #006b61. The triadic partners are #4b568f and #874637.

Is white or black text more readable on #286a42?

White text reads better on #286a42: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and black gives 3.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286a42 a warm or cool color?

#286a42 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 47.1% and its chroma 0.094.