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#286e4b color: Precious Emerald

#286e4b is rgb(40, 110, 75) in RGB and oklch(48.401% 0.09053 158.325) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

48.4%
0.091
158°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #286e4b

#286e4b is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.14:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, 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: #286e4b mixed with white

  1. 286e4b
  2. 407c5b
  3. 568a6c
  4. 6b987d
  5. 7fa68f
  6. 94b5a1
  7. a9c3b3
  8. bed2c6
  9. d4e1d8
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #286e4b mixed with black

  1. 286e4b
  2. 215f40
  3. 1b5035
  4. 15412b
  5. 0f3321
  6. 092617
  7. 04190e
  8. 020e06
  9. 010402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #286e4b with less saturation

  1. 286e4b
  2. 306d4d
  3. 386b4f
  4. 3e6a51
  5. 446853
  6. 496755
  7. 4e6557
  8. 526459
  9. 57625b
  10. 5b605d

Questions about #286e4b

What color is #286e4b?

#286e4b is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(40, 110, 75), in HSL hsl(150, 46.67%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.401% 0.09053 158.325).

What colors go well with #286e4b?

The complementary color of #286e4b is #804970. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f682d and #006f68. The triadic partners are #535991 and #8a4b37.

Is white or black text more readable on #286e4b?

White text reads better on #286e4b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286e4b a warm or cool color?

#286e4b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.091.