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#236d42 color: Billiard Ball

#236d42 is rgb(35, 109, 66) in RGB and oklch(47.743% 0.10057 154.142) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

47.7%
0.101
154°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #236d42

#236d42 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.29:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billiard Ball (#276b40). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #236d42 mixed with white

  1. 236d42
  2. 3c7b53
  3. 538965
  4. 689777
  5. 7da689
  6. 92b49c
  7. a8c3af
  8. bdd2c3
  9. d3e1d7
  10. e9f0eb

Darker: #236d42 mixed with black

  1. 236d42
  2. 1d5e38
  3. 174f2f
  4. 114125
  5. 0c331c
  6. 072614
  7. 04190b
  8. 010d05
  9. 000401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #236d42 with less saturation

  1. 236d42
  2. 2c6c45
  3. 346a48
  4. 3b694b
  5. 41674d
  6. 466550
  7. 4b6453
  8. 506255
  9. 546058
  10. 595f5a

Questions about #236d42

What color is #236d42?

#236d42 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Billiard Ball. In RGB it is rgb(35, 109, 66), in HSL hsl(145.14, 51.39%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.743% 0.10057 154.142).

What colors go well with #236d42?

The complementary color of #236d42 is #7e4574. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #51661e and #006e63. The triadic partners are #4c5795 and #8c4535.

Is white or black text more readable on #236d42?

White text reads better on #236d42: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236d42 a warm or cool color?

#236d42 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.101.