#255a48

Color #255a48

A moderately saturated dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 14.33 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-900 #004f3b · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#255a48

RGB

rgb(37, 90, 72)

HSL

hsl(159.6, 41.7%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(159.6, 58.9%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 20%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(34.34, -22.56, 5.13)

LCH

lch(34.34, 23.14, 167.19)

OKLCH

oklch(42.6%, 0.0645, 168.29)

HWB

hwb(159.6, 14.5%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a2537

Analogous

#255a2d

#255a48

#25515a

Triadic

#255a48

#48255a

#5a4825

Split-complementary

#255a48

#5a2551

#5a2d25

Tetradic

#255a48

#25375a

#5a2537

#5a4825

Square

#255a48

#2d255a

#5a2537

#515a25

Shades

Color #255a48 mixed toward black.

#1f4b3c

#193c30

#132d24

#0c1e18

#060f0c

Tints

Color #255a48 mixed toward white.

#38876c

#4ab490

#77c7ac

#a5dac8

#d2ece3

Tones

Color #255a48 mixed toward gray.

#295647

#2e5145

#324d44

#374842

#3b4441

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.63:1

White text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42434d · ΔE 23.2

Deuteranopia

#3f3b4e · ΔE 28.1

Tritanopia

#2a5051 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #255a48;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#255a48]

Related colors

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#255a48 (#255a48) is rgb(37, 90, 72) in RGB.

No, #255a48 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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