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#2e5946 color: Billiard Green

#2e5946 is rgb(46, 89, 70) in RGB and oklch(42.671% 0.05817 163.555) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

42.7%
0.058
164°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #2e5946

#2e5946 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.058 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.97:1 contrast and black text 2.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billiard Green (#305a4a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #2e5946 mixed with white

  1. 2e5946
  2. 426857
  3. 567868
  4. 6a8879
  5. 7e988b
  6. 93a99d
  7. a8b9b0
  8. bdcac3
  9. d3dcd7
  10. e9edeb

Darker: #2e5946 mixed with black

  1. 2e5946
  2. 274c3c
  3. 1f4032
  4. 183428
  5. 12281e
  6. 0b1d15
  7. 06130d
  8. 020905
  9. 010302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e5946 with less saturation

  1. 2e5946
  2. 325847
  3. 365748
  4. 3a5649
  5. 3d554a
  6. 41544a
  7. 44534b
  8. 47524c
  9. 49514d
  10. 4c504e

Questions about #2e5946

What color is #2e5946?

#2e5946 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Billiard Green. In RGB it is rgb(46, 89, 70), in HSL hsl(153.49, 31.85%, 26.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.671% 0.05817 163.555).

What colors go well with #2e5946?

The complementary color of #2e5946 is #664257. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #425635 and #215958. The triadic partners are #4b4b6e and #6a4434.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e5946?

White text reads better on #2e5946: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and black gives 2.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e5946 a warm or cool color?

#2e5946 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.058.