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#2b6049 color: Evening Sea

#2b6049 is rgb(43, 96, 73) in RGB and oklch(44.559% 0.0689 163.045) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

44.6%
0.069
163°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Umber
  • emerald-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2b6049

#2b6049 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 44.6% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.31:1 contrast and black text 2.87:1, 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: #2b6049 mixed with white

  1. 2b6049
  2. 406f59
  3. 557e6a
  4. 698d7b
  5. 7e9d8d
  6. 93ad9f
  7. a8bdb2
  8. bdcdc5
  9. d3ddd8
  10. e9eeeb

Darker: #2b6049 mixed with black

  1. 2b6049
  2. 24523e
  3. 1d4534
  4. 16382a
  5. 102c20
  6. 0a2017
  7. 05150e
  8. 020a06
  9. 010302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b6049 with less saturation

  1. 2b6049
  2. 315f4a
  3. 365e4b
  4. 3a5d4c
  5. 3f5b4d
  6. 435a4f
  7. 475950
  8. 4a5851
  9. 4e5752
  10. 515553

Questions about #2b6049

What color is #2b6049?

#2b6049 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Evening Sea. In RGB it is rgb(43, 96, 73), in HSL hsl(153.96, 38.13%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.559% 0.0689 163.045).

What colors go well with #2b6049?

The complementary color of #2b6049 is #6f445e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #455c34 and #16605f. The triadic partners are #4f4f79 and #744734.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6049?

White text reads better on #2b6049: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and black gives 2.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6049 a warm or cool color?

#2b6049 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 44.6% and its chroma 0.069.