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#236e49 color: Precious Emerald

#236e49 is rgb(35, 110, 73) in RGB and oklch(48.187% 0.09499 157.979) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

48.2%
0.095
158°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #236e49

#236e49 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.18:1 contrast and black text 3.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Precious Emerald (#186e50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #236e49 mixed with white

  1. 236e49
  2. 3d7c5a
  3. 538a6b
  4. 69987c
  5. 7ea68e
  6. 93b5a0
  7. a8c3b2
  8. bdd2c5
  9. d3e1d8
  10. e9f0eb

Darker: #236e49 mixed with black

  1. 236e49
  2. 1d5f3e
  3. 175034
  4. 11412a
  5. 0c3320
  6. 072617
  7. 04190e
  8. 010e06
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #236e49 with less saturation

  1. 236e49
  2. 2d6d4b
  3. 356b4d
  4. 3b6a50
  5. 426852
  6. 476754
  7. 4c6556
  8. 516358
  9. 56625a
  10. 5a605c

Questions about #236e49

What color is #236e49?

#236e49 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(35, 110, 73), in HSL hsl(150.4, 51.72%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.187% 0.09499 157.979).

What colors go well with #236e49?

The complementary color of #236e49 is #804871. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e6829 and #006f68. The triadic partners are #525893 and #8b4935.

Is white or black text more readable on #236e49?

White text reads better on #236e49: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and black gives 3.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236e49 a warm or cool color?

#236e49 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.095.