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#236a57 color: Forest Rain

#236a57 is rgb(35, 106, 87) in RGB and oklch(47.454% 0.0769 171.939) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

47.5%
0.077
172°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #236a57

#236a57 is a dusty dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.42:1 contrast and black text 3.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Rain (#216957). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #236a57 mixed with white

  1. 236a57
  2. 3c7866
  3. 538676
  4. 689586
  5. 7da396
  6. 92b2a7
  7. a8c1b8
  8. bdd0c9
  9. d3e0db
  10. e9efed

Darker: #236a57 mixed with black

  1. 236a57
  2. 1d5b4b
  3. 174d3e
  4. 113f33
  5. 0c3127
  6. 07241c
  7. 041812
  8. 010d08
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #236a57 with less saturation

  1. 236a57
  2. 2c6958
  3. 346758
  4. 3a6659
  5. 406559
  6. 46635a
  7. 4b625a
  8. 4f615a
  9. 545f5b
  10. 585e5b

Questions about #236a57

What color is #236a57?

#236a57 is dusty dark emerald. The closest named color is Forest Rain. In RGB it is rgb(35, 106, 87), in HSL hsl(163.94, 50.35%, 27.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.454% 0.0769 171.939).

What colors go well with #236a57?

The complementary color of #236a57 is #7d4961. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #42673e and #0f696e. The triadic partners are #5d5484 and #7e4f32.

Is white or black text more readable on #236a57?

White text reads better on #236a57: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236a57 a warm or cool color?

#236a57 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.077.