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#28895a color: Lake Green

#28895a is rgb(40, 137, 90) in RGB and oklch(56.209% 0.11546 157.758) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

56.2%
0.115
158°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #28895a

#28895a is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.36:1 contrast and black text 4.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Green (#2e8b57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #28895a mixed with white

  1. 28895a
  2. 449569
  3. 5ba079
  4. 70ac89
  5. 85b899
  6. 99c3aa
  7. aecfba
  8. c2dbcb
  9. d6e7dc
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #28895a mixed with black

  1. 28895a
  2. 21764d
  3. 1b6441
  4. 155335
  5. 0f4229
  6. 09311e
  7. 042213
  8. 021409
  9. 010703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #28895a with less saturation

  1. 28895a
  2. 35875d
  3. 408560
  4. 498463
  5. 518265
  6. 588068
  7. 5f7e6b
  8. 657c6d
  9. 6a7970
  10. 707772

Questions about #28895a

What color is #28895a?

#28895a is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(40, 137, 90), in HSL hsl(150.93, 54.8%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.209% 0.11546 157.758).

What colors go well with #28895a?

The complementary color of #28895a is #a0588d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #628130 and #008a81. The triadic partners are #666db8 and #ad5a41.

Is white or black text more readable on #28895a?

White text reads better on #28895a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and black gives 4.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #28895a a warm or cool color?

#28895a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.115.