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#308559 color: Metallic Green

#308559 is rgb(48, 133, 89) in RGB and oklch(55.331% 0.10714 157.266) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

55.3%
0.107
157°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #308559

#308559 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 55.3% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.54:1 contrast and black text 4.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Metallic Green (#24855b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #308559 mixed with white

  1. 308559
  2. 489168
  3. 5e9d78
  4. 73a988
  5. 87b598
  6. 9bc1a9
  7. afcdba
  8. c3dacb
  9. d7e6dc
  10. ebf2ed

Darker: #308559 mixed with black

  1. 308559
  2. 28734c
  3. 216140
  4. 1a5034
  5. 134028
  6. 0c301d
  7. 062113
  8. 031309
  9. 010603
  10. 000100

Calmer: #308559 with less saturation

  1. 308559
  2. 3a835c
  3. 43825e
  4. 4b8061
  5. 527e64
  6. 587c66
  7. 5e7a69
  8. 63796b
  9. 69776e
  10. 6e7470

Questions about #308559

What color is #308559?

#308559 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Metallic Green. In RGB it is rgb(48, 133, 89), in HSL hsl(148.94, 46.96%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.331% 0.10714 157.266).

What colors go well with #308559?

The complementary color of #308559 is #9a5889. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #617e34 and #00867d. The triadic partners are #636bb0 and #a75a43.

Is white or black text more readable on #308559?

White text reads better on #308559: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and black gives 4.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308559 a warm or cool color?

#308559 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 55.3% and its chroma 0.107.