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#3e856e color: Shǔi Cǎo Lǜ Green

#3e856e is rgb(62, 133, 110) in RGB and oklch(56.399% 0.08074 169.668) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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161°
100%

56.4%
0.081
170°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #3e856e

#3e856e is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.39:1 contrast and black text 4.78:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Shǔi Cǎo Lǜ Green (#40826d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #3e856e mixed with white

  1. 3e856e
  2. 53917b
  3. 679d89
  4. 7aa997
  5. 8db5a5
  6. 9fc1b4
  7. b2cdc2
  8. c5d9d1
  9. d8e6e0
  10. ecf2f0

Darker: #3e856e mixed with black

  1. 3e856e
  2. 35735f
  3. 2b6150
  4. 235041
  5. 1a4033
  6. 123026
  7. 0a2119
  8. 04130e
  9. 010604
  10. 000101

Calmer: #3e856e with less saturation

  1. 3e856e
  2. 46846f
  3. 4d8270
  4. 538170
  5. 597f71
  6. 5e7e72
  7. 637c73
  8. 687a73
  9. 6d7974
  10. 717775

Questions about #3e856e

What color is #3e856e?

#3e856e is soft emerald. The closest named color is Shǔi Cǎo Lǜ Green. In RGB it is rgb(62, 133, 110), in HSL hsl(160.56, 36.41%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.399% 0.08074 169.668).

What colors go well with #3e856e?

The complementary color of #3e856e is #9a627d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c8153 and #2d8488. The triadic partners are #756da2 and #9c674a.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e856e?

White text reads better on #3e856e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and black gives 4.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e856e a warm or cool color?

#3e856e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.081.