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#3e8a66 color: Mallard Green

#3e8a66 is rgb(62, 138, 102) in RGB and oklch(57.491% 0.09471 160.654) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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152°
100%

57.5%
0.095
161°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #3e8a66

#3e8a66 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mallard Green (#478865). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #3e8a66 mixed with white

  1. 3e8a66
  2. 539574
  3. 67a183
  4. 7aac92
  5. 8db8a1
  6. a0c4b0
  7. b3cfbf
  8. c6dbcf
  9. d9e7df
  10. ecf3ef

Darker: #3e8a66 mixed with black

  1. 3e8a66
  2. 357758
  3. 2b654a
  4. 23533c
  5. 1a422f
  6. 123223
  7. 0a2217
  8. 04140c
  9. 010704
  10. 000100

Calmer: #3e8a66 with less saturation

  1. 3e8a66
  2. 468868
  3. 4e876a
  4. 54856c
  5. 5b846e
  6. 608270
  7. 668071
  8. 6b7e73
  9. 707c75
  10. 747b77

Questions about #3e8a66

What color is #3e8a66?

#3e8a66 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Mallard Green. In RGB it is rgb(62, 138, 102), in HSL hsl(151.58, 38%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.491% 0.09471 160.654).

What colors go well with #3e8a66?

The complementary color of #3e8a66 is #9e628a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #658447 and #168a86. The triadic partners are #6f72b0 and #a8654c.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e8a66?

White text reads better on #3e8a66: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e8a66 a warm or cool color?

#3e8a66 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.095.