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#4baa8a color: Laurel Wreath

#4baa8a is rgb(75, 170, 138) in RGB and oklch(67.172% 0.1027 168.325) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

67.2%
0.103
168°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.83:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #4baa8a

#4baa8a is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 67.2% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.83:1 contrast and black text 7.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Laurel Wreath (#52a786). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #4baa8a mixed with white

  1. 4baa8a
  2. 60b395
  3. 74bba0
  4. 86c4ac
  5. 98ccb7
  6. a9d5c3
  7. bbddcf
  8. cce5db
  9. ddeee7
  10. eef6f3

Darker: #4baa8a mixed with black

  1. 4baa8a
  2. 409377
  3. 357d65
  4. 2b6853
  5. 215342
  6. 173f32
  7. 0e2d22
  8. 061b14
  9. 020b07
  10. 000101

Calmer: #4baa8a with less saturation

  1. 4baa8a
  2. 56a88b
  3. 5fa68c
  4. 68a48e
  5. 70a28f
  6. 77a090
  7. 7e9e91
  8. 849c92
  9. 8a9a93
  10. 909894

Questions about #4baa8a

What color is #4baa8a?

#4baa8a is bright emerald. The closest named color is Laurel Wreath. In RGB it is rgb(75, 170, 138), in HSL hsl(159.79, 38.78%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.172% 0.1027 168.325).

What colors go well with #4baa8a?

The complementary color of #4baa8a is #c57ba0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #75a566 and #2fa9ad. The triadic partners are #938bd1 and #c9825c.

Is white or black text more readable on #4baa8a?

Black text reads better on #4baa8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and black gives 7.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4baa8a a warm or cool color?

#4baa8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 67.2% and its chroma 0.103.