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#286e50 color: Precious Emerald

#286e50 is rgb(40, 110, 80) in RGB and oklch(48.529% 0.08573 162.025) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

48.5%
0.086
162°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #286e50

#286e50 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.11:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, 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: #286e50 mixed with white

  1. 286e50
  2. 407c60
  3. 568a70
  4. 6b9881
  5. 7fa692
  6. 94b5a3
  7. a9c3b5
  8. bed2c7
  9. d4e1da
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #286e50 mixed with black

  1. 286e50
  2. 215f44
  3. 1b5039
  4. 15412e
  5. 0f3324
  6. 09261a
  7. 041910
  8. 020e07
  9. 010402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #286e50 with less saturation

  1. 286e50
  2. 316d52
  3. 386b53
  4. 3e6a55
  5. 446856
  6. 496758
  7. 4e6559
  8. 53645b
  9. 57625c
  10. 5b615e

Questions about #286e50

What color is #286e50?

#286e50 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(40, 110, 80), in HSL hsl(154.29, 46.67%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.529% 0.08573 162.025).

What colors go well with #286e50?

The complementary color of #286e50 is #804b6d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d6934 and #006e6c. The triadic partners are #58588e and #874e37.

Is white or black text more readable on #286e50?

White text reads better on #286e50: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286e50 a warm or cool color?

#286e50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.086.