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#286e52 color: Sparkling Emerald

#286e52 is rgb(40, 110, 82) in RGB and oklch(48.584% 0.08391 163.652) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

48.6%
0.084
164°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #286e52

#286e52 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #286e52 mixed with white

  1. 286e52
  2. 407c62
  3. 568a72
  4. 6b9882
  5. 80a693
  6. 94b5a4
  7. a9c3b6
  8. bed2c8
  9. d4e1da
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #286e52 mixed with black

  1. 286e52
  2. 215f46
  3. 1b503b
  4. 15412f
  5. 0f3325
  6. 09261a
  7. 041911
  8. 020e08
  9. 010402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #286e52 with less saturation

  1. 286e52
  2. 316d53
  3. 386b55
  4. 3e6a56
  5. 446857
  6. 496759
  7. 4e665a
  8. 53645b
  9. 57625d
  10. 5b615e

Questions about #286e52

What color is #286e52?

#286e52 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Sparkling Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(40, 110, 82), in HSL hsl(156, 46.67%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.584% 0.08391 163.652).

What colors go well with #286e52?

The complementary color of #286e52 is #804b6b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b6937 and #006e6d. The triadic partners are #59588d and #874f37.

Is white or black text more readable on #286e52?

White text reads better on #286e52: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286e52 a warm or cool color?

#286e52 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.084.