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#35957f color: Illuminating Emerald

#35957f is rgb(53, 149, 127) in RGB and oklch(60.752% 0.09557 174.897) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

60.8%
0.096
175°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #35957f

#35957f is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 175°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.65:1 contrast and black text 5.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald (#319177). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #35957f mixed with white

  1. 35957f
  2. 4e9f8b
  3. 64aa97
  4. 79b4a4
  5. 8cbfb0
  6. a0cabd
  7. b3d4ca
  8. c6dfd7
  9. d9e9e4
  10. ecf4f2

Darker: #35957f mixed with black

  1. 35957f
  2. 2d816e
  3. 256d5d
  4. 1d5a4c
  5. 15483c
  6. 0e372d
  7. 08261f
  8. 031611
  9. 010806
  10. 000101

Calmer: #35957f with less saturation

  1. 35957f
  2. 42937f
  3. 4c9280
  4. 559080
  5. 5d8e80
  6. 648c81
  7. 6b8a81
  8. 718881
  9. 778682
  10. 7d8482

Questions about #35957f

What color is #35957f?

#35957f is bright teal. The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(53, 149, 127), in HSL hsl(166.25, 47.52%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.752% 0.09557 174.897).

What colors go well with #35957f?

The complementary color of #35957f is #af6a85. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d925e and #23939d. The triadic partners are #8677b6 and #af7248.

Is white or black text more readable on #35957f?

White text reads better on #35957f: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and black gives 5.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #35957f a warm or cool color?

#35957f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 175 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.096.