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#286b50 color: Sparkling Emerald

#286b50 is rgb(40, 107, 80) in RGB and oklch(47.696% 0.08126 163.657) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

47.7%
0.081
164°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.31:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #286b50

#286b50 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.35:1 contrast and black text 3.31:1, 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: #286b50 mixed with white

  1. 286b50
  2. 407960
  3. 558770
  4. 6a9681
  5. 7fa492
  6. 94b3a3
  7. a9c2b5
  8. bed1c7
  9. d3e0d9
  10. e9efec

Darker: #286b50 mixed with black

  1. 286b50
  2. 215c44
  3. 1b4e39
  4. 153f2e
  5. 0f3224
  6. 09251a
  7. 041810
  8. 020d07
  9. 010402
  10. 000000

Calmer: #286b50 with less saturation

  1. 286b50
  2. 306a51
  3. 376853
  4. 3d6754
  5. 426655
  6. 486456
  7. 4c6358
  8. 516159
  9. 55605a
  10. 595e5b

Questions about #286b50

What color is #286b50?

#286b50 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Sparkling Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(40, 107, 80), in HSL hsl(155.82, 45.58%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.696% 0.08126 163.657).

What colors go well with #286b50?

The complementary color of #286b50 is #7d4968. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a6736 and #016b6a. The triadic partners are #575689 and #834d36.

Is white or black text more readable on #286b50?

White text reads better on #286b50: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and black gives 3.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286b50 a warm or cool color?

#286b50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.081.