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#2b6151 color: Evening Sea

#2b6151 is rgb(43, 97, 81) in RGB and oklch(45.076% 0.06373 171.474) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

45.1%
0.064
171°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Umber
  • teal-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.93:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2b6151

#2b6151 is a dusty dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 45.1% lightness, 0.064 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.16:1 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: #2b6151 mixed with white

  1. 2b6151
  2. 417061
  3. 557f71
  4. 6a8e81
  5. 7e9d92
  6. 93ada4
  7. a8bdb5
  8. bdcdc7
  9. d3deda
  10. e9eeec

Darker: #2b6151 mixed with black

  1. 2b6151
  2. 245345
  3. 1d463a
  4. 16392f
  5. 102d24
  6. 0a211a
  7. 051510
  8. 020b07
  9. 010302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b6151 with less saturation

  1. 2b6151
  2. 316051
  3. 365f52
  4. 3b5e52
  5. 405d53
  6. 445b53
  7. 485a54
  8. 4b5954
  9. 4f5854
  10. 525755

Questions about #2b6151

What color is #2b6151?

#2b6151 is dusty dark emerald. The closest named color is Evening Sea. In RGB it is rgb(43, 97, 81), in HSL hsl(162.22, 38.57%, 27.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.076% 0.06373 171.474).

What colors go well with #2b6151?

The complementary color of #2b6151 is #714659. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #415e3d and #206064. The triadic partners are #564f76 and #724b34.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6151?

White text reads better on #2b6151: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and black gives 2.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6151 a warm or cool color?

#2b6151 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 45.1% and its chroma 0.064.