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#308e5a color: Lake Green

#308e5a is rgb(48, 142, 90) in RGB and oklch(57.789% 0.11922 155.287) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

57.8%
0.119
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #308e5a

#308e5a is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.08:1 contrast and black text 5.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Green (#2e8b57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #308e5a mixed with white

  1. 308e5a
  2. 4a996a
  3. 60a479
  4. 74b089
  5. 89bb9a
  6. 9cc6aa
  7. b0d1bb
  8. c4ddcb
  9. d7e8dc
  10. ebf4ee

Darker: #308e5a mixed with black

  1. 308e5a
  2. 287b4d
  3. 216841
  4. 1a5635
  5. 134429
  6. 0c341e
  7. 062413
  8. 031509
  9. 010703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #308e5a with less saturation

  1. 308e5a
  2. 3c8c5d
  3. 468a61
  4. 4e8864
  5. 568767
  6. 5d846a
  7. 63826e
  8. 698071
  9. 6f7e74
  10. 747c77

Questions about #308e5a

What color is #308e5a?

#308e5a is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(48, 142, 90), in HSL hsl(146.81, 49.47%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.789% 0.11922 155.287).

What colors go well with #308e5a?

The complementary color of #308e5a is #a45c95. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69862e and #009083. The triadic partners are #6672bf and #b55d47.

Is white or black text more readable on #308e5a?

White text reads better on #308e5a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and black gives 5.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308e5a a warm or cool color?

#308e5a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.119.