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#468d6e color: Aegean Green

#468d6e is rgb(70, 141, 110) in RGB and oklch(58.817% 0.08705 163.255) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

58.8%
0.087
163°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.97:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #468d6e

#468d6e is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.97:1 contrast and black text 5.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Aegean Green (#4c8c72). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #468d6e mixed with white

  1. 468d6e
  2. 5a987c
  3. 6da389
  4. 7fae97
  5. 91baa6
  6. a3c5b4
  7. b5d1c3
  8. c8dcd1
  9. dae8e0
  10. ecf3f0

Darker: #468d6e mixed with black

  1. 468d6e
  2. 3c7a5f
  3. 326750
  4. 285541
  5. 1e4433
  6. 153326
  7. 0d2319
  8. 05140e
  9. 020704
  10. 000101

Calmer: #468d6e with less saturation

  1. 468d6e
  2. 4d8c70
  3. 548a71
  4. 5a8872
  5. 608774
  6. 658575
  7. 6a8477
  8. 6f8278
  9. 74807a
  10. 787e7b

Questions about #468d6e

What color is #468d6e?

#468d6e is soft emerald. The closest named color is Aegean Green. In RGB it is rgb(70, 141, 110), in HSL hsl(153.8, 33.65%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.817% 0.08705 163.255).

What colors go well with #468d6e?

The complementary color of #468d6e is #a1678a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #688851 and #2d8d8b. The triadic partners are #7676af and #a86b52.

Is white or black text more readable on #468d6e?

White text reads better on #468d6e: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and black gives 5.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468d6e a warm or cool color?

#468d6e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.087.