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#2a6151 color: Evening Sea

#2a6151 is rgb(42, 97, 81) in RGB and oklch(45.033% 0.06444 171.716) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

45%
0.064
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Umber
  • teal-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.93:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2a6151

#2a6151 is a dusty dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 45% lightness, 0.064 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.17:1 contrast and black text 2.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Evening Sea (#26604f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #2a6151 mixed with white

  1. 2a6151
  2. 407061
  3. 557f71
  4. 698e81
  5. 7e9d92
  6. 93ada4
  7. a8bdb5
  8. bdcdc7
  9. d3deda
  10. e9eeec

Darker: #2a6151 mixed with black

  1. 2a6151
  2. 235345
  3. 1c463a
  4. 16392f
  5. 102d24
  6. 0a211a
  7. 051510
  8. 020b07
  9. 010302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2a6151 with less saturation

  1. 2a6151
  2. 306051
  3. 365f52
  4. 3b5e52
  5. 3f5d53
  6. 435b53
  7. 475a54
  8. 4b5954
  9. 4f5854
  10. 525755

Questions about #2a6151

What color is #2a6151?

#2a6151 is dusty dark emerald. The closest named color is Evening Sea. In RGB it is rgb(42, 97, 81), in HSL hsl(162.55, 39.57%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.033% 0.06444 171.716).

What colors go well with #2a6151?

The complementary color of #2a6151 is #714659. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #415e3d and #1f6064. The triadic partners are #564f76 and #724b33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a6151?

White text reads better on #2a6151: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and black gives 2.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a6151 a warm or cool color?

#2a6151 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 45% and its chroma 0.064.