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#2b6850 color: Celtic Green

#2b6850 is rgb(43, 104, 80) in RGB and oklch(46.979% 0.07496 164.81) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

47%
0.075
165°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-800
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.20:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #2b6850

#2b6850 is a dusty dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 165°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.57:1 contrast and black text 3.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Celtic Green (#1f6954). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #2b6850 mixed with white

  1. 2b6850
  2. 417660
  3. 568570
  4. 6b9381
  5. 80a292
  6. 94b1a3
  7. a9c0b5
  8. bed0c7
  9. d3dfd9
  10. e9efec

Darker: #2b6850 mixed with black

  1. 2b6850
  2. 245944
  3. 1d4b39
  4. 163e2e
  5. 103024
  6. 0a241a
  7. 051810
  8. 020c07
  9. 010402
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b6850 with less saturation

  1. 2b6850
  2. 326751
  3. 386652
  4. 3d6453
  5. 426354
  6. 476255
  7. 4b6056
  8. 4f5f58
  9. 535e59
  10. 575c5a

Questions about #2b6850

What color is #2b6850?

#2b6850 is dusty dark emerald. The closest named color is Celtic Green. In RGB it is rgb(43, 104, 80), in HSL hsl(156.39, 41.5%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.979% 0.07496 164.81).

What colors go well with #2b6850?

The complementary color of #2b6850 is #794964. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #486438 and #136868. The triadic partners are #565583 and #7e4d36.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6850?

White text reads better on #2b6850: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and black gives 3.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6850 a warm or cool color?

#2b6850 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 165 degrees, its lightness 47% and its chroma 0.075.