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#288b53 color: Lake Green

#288b53 is rgb(40, 139, 83) in RGB and oklch(56.604% 0.12505 154.042) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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146°
100%

56.6%
0.125
154°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #288b53

#288b53 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, 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: #288b53 mixed with white

  1. 288b53
  2. 449663
  3. 5ba274
  4. 71ae84
  5. 85b995
  6. 9ac5a6
  7. aed0b8
  8. c2dcc9
  9. d6e8db
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #288b53 mixed with black

  1. 288b53
  2. 217847
  3. 1b663b
  4. 155430
  5. 0f4325
  6. 09321b
  7. 042311
  8. 021408
  9. 010702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #288b53 with less saturation

  1. 288b53
  2. 368957
  3. 40875b
  4. 4a855e
  5. 518362
  6. 598165
  7. 5f7f69
  8. 667d6c
  9. 6b7b70
  10. 717873

Questions about #288b53

What color is #288b53?

#288b53 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(40, 139, 83), in HSL hsl(146.06, 55.31%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.604% 0.12505 154.042).

What colors go well with #288b53?

The complementary color of #288b53 is #a15794. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #678221 and #008c7e. The triadic partners are #606fbf and #b35742.

Is white or black text more readable on #288b53?

White text reads better on #288b53: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #288b53 a warm or cool color?

#288b53 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.125.