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#2b5945 color: Billiard Green

#2b5945 is rgb(43, 89, 69) in RGB and oklch(42.491% 0.06136 163.525) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

42.5%
0.061
164°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • emerald-800
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #2b5945

#2b5945 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.061 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.02:1 contrast and black text 2.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billiard Green (#305a4a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #2b5945 mixed with white

  1. 2b5945
  2. 406856
  3. 547867
  4. 688878
  5. 7d988a
  6. 92a99d
  7. a7b9b0
  8. bccac3
  9. d2dcd7
  10. e8edeb

Darker: #2b5945 mixed with black

  1. 2b5945
  2. 244c3b
  3. 1d4031
  4. 163427
  5. 10281e
  6. 0a1d15
  7. 05130c
  8. 020905
  9. 010302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b5945 with less saturation

  1. 2b5945
  2. 305846
  3. 345747
  4. 385648
  5. 3c5549
  6. 3f544a
  7. 42534b
  8. 46524c
  9. 49514c
  10. 4b4f4d

Questions about #2b5945

What color is #2b5945?

#2b5945 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Billiard Green. In RGB it is rgb(43, 89, 69), in HSL hsl(153.91, 34.85%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.491% 0.06136 163.525).

What colors go well with #2b5945?

The complementary color of #2b5945 is #664157. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #415632 and #1c5958. The triadic partners are #4a4a6f and #6b4332.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b5945?

White text reads better on #2b5945: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and black gives 2.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b5945 a warm or cool color?

#2b5945 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.061.