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#286d4e color: Precious Emerald

#286d4e is rgb(40, 109, 78) in RGB and oklch(48.199% 0.08611 160.958) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

48.2%
0.086
161°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #286d4e

#286d4e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Precious Emerald (#186e50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #286d4e mixed with white

  1. 286d4e
  2. 407b5e
  3. 56896f
  4. 6a977f
  5. 7fa591
  6. 94b4a2
  7. a9c3b4
  8. bed2c7
  9. d4e1d9
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #286d4e mixed with black

  1. 286d4e
  2. 215e43
  3. 1b4f38
  4. 15412d
  5. 0f3323
  6. 092619
  7. 04190f
  8. 020d07
  9. 010402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #286d4e with less saturation

  1. 286d4e
  2. 306c50
  3. 376a51
  4. 3e6953
  5. 436755
  6. 486656
  7. 4d6458
  8. 526359
  9. 56615b
  10. 5a605c

Questions about #286d4e

What color is #286d4e?

#286d4e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(40, 109, 78), in HSL hsl(153.04, 46.31%, 29.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.199% 0.08611 160.958).

What colors go well with #286d4e?

The complementary color of #286d4e is #7f4a6d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d6832 and #006d6a. The triadic partners are #56588e and #874c37.

Is white or black text more readable on #286d4e?

White text reads better on #286d4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286d4e a warm or cool color?

#286d4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.086.