Skip to the color picker

#229357 color: Green Gloss

#229357 is rgb(34, 147, 87) in RGB and oklch(58.738% 0.13428 154.558) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

148°
100%

58.7%
0.134
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #229357

#229357 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.9:1 contrast and black text 5.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Gloss (#00955e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #229357 mixed with white

  1. 229357
  2. 429e67
  3. 5aa977
  4. 71b388
  5. 86be98
  6. 9ac9a9
  7. aed4ba
  8. c3dfcb
  9. d7e9dc
  10. ebf4ed

Darker: #229357 mixed with black

  1. 229357
  2. 1c7f4b
  3. 166c3e
  4. 115933
  5. 0b4727
  6. 07361c
  7. 032512
  8. 011608
  9. 000803
  10. 000100

Calmer: #229357 with less saturation

  1. 229357
  2. 34915b
  3. 408f5f
  4. 4b8d63
  5. 548b67
  6. 5c896b
  7. 63866e
  8. 6a8472
  9. 718175
  10. 777f79

Questions about #229357

What color is #229357?

#229357 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Green Gloss. In RGB it is rgb(34, 147, 87), in HSL hsl(148.14, 62.43%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.738% 0.13428 154.558).

What colors go well with #229357?

The complementary color of #229357 is #ab5b9c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b891e and #009385. The triadic partners are #6574cb and #be5a43.

Is white or black text more readable on #229357?

White text reads better on #229357: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and black gives 5.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #229357 a warm or cool color?

#229357 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.134.