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#468b60 color: Onion Seedling

#468b60 is rgb(70, 139, 96) in RGB and oklch(57.945% 0.09712 154.59) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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143°
100%

57.9%
0.097
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.10:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #468b60

#468b60 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 57.9% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.1:1 contrast and black text 5.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Onion Seedling (#47885e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #468b60 mixed with white

  1. 468b60
  2. 5a966f
  3. 6ca27e
  4. 7fad8d
  5. 91b99d
  6. a3c4ad
  7. b5d0bd
  8. c7dbcd
  9. dae7de
  10. ecf3ee

Darker: #468b60 mixed with black

  1. 468b60
  2. 3c7852
  3. 326645
  4. 285438
  5. 1e432c
  6. 153220
  7. 0d2315
  8. 05140a
  9. 020703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #468b60 with less saturation

  1. 468b60
  2. 4d8963
  3. 538866
  4. 598668
  5. 5f856b
  6. 64836d
  7. 698170
  8. 6d8073
  9. 727e75
  10. 767c78

Questions about #468b60

What color is #468b60?

#468b60 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Onion Seedling. In RGB it is rgb(70, 139, 96), in HSL hsl(142.61, 33.01%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.945% 0.09712 154.59).

What colors go well with #468b60?

The complementary color of #468b60 is #9d6391. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d8440 and #188d81. The triadic partners are #6975b4 and #ac6452.

Is white or black text more readable on #468b60?

White text reads better on #468b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and black gives 5.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468b60 a warm or cool color?

#468b60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 57.9% and its chroma 0.097.