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#2b5d47 color: Evening Sea

#2b5d47 is rgb(43, 93, 71) in RGB and oklch(43.666% 0.06597 162.933) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

43.7%
0.066
163°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Umber
  • emerald-800
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.76:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #2b5d47

#2b5d47 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 43.7% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.61:1 contrast and black text 2.76:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #2b5d47 mixed with white

  1. 2b5d47
  2. 406c57
  3. 557b68
  4. 698b7a
  5. 7d9b8c
  6. 92ab9e
  7. a7bbb1
  8. bdccc4
  9. d3ddd7
  10. e9eeeb

Darker: #2b5d47 mixed with black

  1. 2b5d47
  2. 24503d
  3. 1d4332
  4. 163728
  5. 102a1f
  6. 0a1f16
  7. 05140d
  8. 020a06
  9. 010302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b5d47 with less saturation

  1. 2b5d47
  2. 305c48
  3. 355b49
  4. 395a4a
  5. 3d594b
  6. 41584c
  7. 45564d
  8. 48554e
  9. 4b544f
  10. 4e5350

Questions about #2b5d47

What color is #2b5d47?

#2b5d47 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Evening Sea. In RGB it is rgb(43, 93, 71), in HSL hsl(153.6, 36.76%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.666% 0.06597 162.933).

What colors go well with #2b5d47?

The complementary color of #2b5d47 is #6b435b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #435933 and #185d5b. The triadic partners are #4c4d75 and #704533.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b5d47?

White text reads better on #2b5d47: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and black gives 2.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b5d47 a warm or cool color?

#2b5d47 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 43.7% and its chroma 0.066.