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#286a50 color: Sparkling Emerald

#286a50 is rgb(40, 106, 80) in RGB and oklch(47.419% 0.07977 164.248) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

47.4%
0.080
164°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #286a50

#286a50 is a dusty dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.43:1 contrast and black text 3.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sparkling Emerald (#1f6c53). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #286a50 mixed with white

  1. 286a50
  2. 407860
  3. 558670
  4. 6a9581
  5. 7fa392
  6. 94b2a3
  7. a9c1b5
  8. bed0c7
  9. d3e0d9
  10. e9efec

Darker: #286a50 mixed with black

  1. 286a50
  2. 215b44
  3. 1b4d39
  4. 153f2e
  5. 0f3124
  6. 09241a
  7. 041810
  8. 020d07
  9. 010402
  10. 000000

Calmer: #286a50 with less saturation

  1. 286a50
  2. 306951
  3. 376752
  4. 3d6654
  5. 426555
  6. 476356
  7. 4c6257
  8. 506058
  9. 545f5a
  10. 585d5b

Questions about #286a50

What color is #286a50?

#286a50 is dusty dark emerald. The closest named color is Sparkling Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(40, 106, 80), in HSL hsl(156.36, 45.21%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.419% 0.07977 164.248).

What colors go well with #286a50?

The complementary color of #286a50 is #7b4967. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #496636 and #056a69. The triadic partners are #575587 and #814c35.

Is white or black text more readable on #286a50?

White text reads better on #286a50: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286a50 a warm or cool color?

#286a50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.08.