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#468e76 color: Aegean Green

#468e76 is rgb(70, 142, 118) in RGB and oklch(59.297% 0.08212 169.369) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

59.3%
0.082
169°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.39:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #468e76

#468e76 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.9:1 contrast and black text 5.39:1, 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: #468e76 mixed with white

  1. 468e76
  2. 5a9983
  3. 6da490
  4. 7faf9d
  5. 92baab
  6. a4c6b8
  7. b6d1c6
  8. c8dcd4
  9. dae8e2
  10. edf3f1

Darker: #468e76 mixed with black

  1. 468e76
  2. 3c7b66
  3. 326856
  4. 285647
  5. 1e4438
  6. 153429
  7. 0d241c
  8. 05150f
  9. 020705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #468e76 with less saturation

  1. 468e76
  2. 4e8d77
  3. 558b78
  4. 5b8a78
  5. 618879
  6. 66867a
  7. 6b857b
  8. 70837c
  9. 75817c
  10. 7a807d

Questions about #468e76

What color is #468e76?

#468e76 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Aegean Green. In RGB it is rgb(70, 142, 118), in HSL hsl(160, 33.96%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.297% 0.08212 169.369).

What colors go well with #468e76?

The complementary color of #468e76 is #a36a86. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #648a5b and #368d91. The triadic partners are #7d76ac and #a66f51.

Is white or black text more readable on #468e76?

White text reads better on #468e76: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and black gives 5.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468e76 a warm or cool color?

#468e76 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.082.