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#286d55 color: Sparkling Emerald

#286d55 is rgb(40, 109, 85) in RGB and oklch(48.392% 0.07985 166.907) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

48.4%
0.080
167°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #286d55

#286d55 is a dusty dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.16:1 contrast and black text 3.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sparkling Emerald (#1f6c53). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #286d55 mixed with white

  1. 286d55
  2. 407b64
  3. 568974
  4. 6b9785
  5. 7fa595
  6. 94b4a6
  7. a9c3b7
  8. bed1c9
  9. d4e1db
  10. e9f0ed

Darker: #286d55 mixed with black

  1. 286d55
  2. 215e49
  3. 1b4f3d
  4. 154131
  5. 0f3326
  6. 09261c
  7. 041911
  8. 020d08
  9. 010402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #286d55 with less saturation

  1. 286d55
  2. 306c56
  3. 386a57
  4. 3e6958
  5. 446859
  6. 49665a
  7. 4e655b
  8. 52635c
  9. 57625d
  10. 5b605e

Questions about #286d55

What color is #286d55?

#286d55 is dusty dark emerald. The closest named color is Sparkling Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(40, 109, 85), in HSL hsl(159.13, 46.31%, 29.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.392% 0.07985 166.907).

What colors go well with #286d55?

The complementary color of #286d55 is #7f4b67. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #49693b and #0b6c6e. The triadic partners are #5c578a and #845036.

Is white or black text more readable on #286d55?

White text reads better on #286d55: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and black gives 3.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286d55 a warm or cool color?

#286d55 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.08.