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#308156 color: Kākāriki Green

#308156 is rgb(48, 129, 86) in RGB and oklch(54.175% 0.10417 156.848) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

54.2%
0.104
157°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #308156

#308156 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.77:1 contrast and black text 4.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kākāriki Green (#298256). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #308156 mixed with white

  1. 308156
  2. 488d66
  3. 5d9a76
  4. 72a686
  5. 86b297
  6. 9abfa7
  7. aeccb8
  8. c2d8ca
  9. d6e5db
  10. ebf2ed

Darker: #308156 mixed with black

  1. 308156
  2. 286f4a
  3. 215e3e
  4. 1a4e32
  5. 133e27
  6. 0c2e1c
  7. 061f12
  8. 031208
  9. 010602
  10. 000100

Calmer: #308156 with less saturation

  1. 308156
  2. 3a7f59
  3. 427e5b
  4. 497c5e
  5. 507a60
  6. 567963
  7. 5b7765
  8. 617568
  9. 66736a
  10. 6a716d

Questions about #308156

What color is #308156?

#308156 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Kākāriki Green. In RGB it is rgb(48, 129, 86), in HSL hsl(148.15, 45.76%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.175% 0.10417 156.848).

What colors go well with #308156?

The complementary color of #308156 is #955685. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f7a32 and #008279. The triadic partners are #6068ab and #a25742.

Is white or black text more readable on #308156?

White text reads better on #308156: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and black gives 4.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308156 a warm or cool color?

#308156 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.104.