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#2b6051 color: Evening Sea

#2b6051 is rgb(43, 96, 81) in RGB and oklch(44.801% 0.06229 172.458) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

44.8%
0.062
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Umber
  • teal-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.89:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2b6051

#2b6051 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 44.8% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.25:1 contrast and black text 2.89:1, 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: #2b6051 mixed with white

  1. 2b6051
  2. 416f61
  3. 557e71
  4. 6a8d81
  5. 7e9d92
  6. 93ada4
  7. a8bdb5
  8. bdcdc7
  9. d3ddda
  10. e9eeec

Darker: #2b6051 mixed with black

  1. 2b6051
  2. 245245
  3. 1d453a
  4. 16382f
  5. 102c24
  6. 0a201a
  7. 051510
  8. 020a07
  9. 010302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b6051 with less saturation

  1. 2b6051
  2. 315f51
  3. 365e52
  4. 3b5d52
  5. 3f5c52
  6. 435b53
  7. 475953
  8. 4b5854
  9. 4e5754
  10. 515654

Questions about #2b6051

What color is #2b6051?

#2b6051 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Evening Sea. In RGB it is rgb(43, 96, 81), in HSL hsl(163.02, 38.13%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.801% 0.06229 172.458).

What colors go well with #2b6051?

The complementary color of #2b6051 is #704658. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #405e3d and #215f64. The triadic partners are #564e75 and #704b33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6051?

White text reads better on #2b6051: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and black gives 2.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6051 a warm or cool color?

#2b6051 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 44.8% and its chroma 0.062.