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#236e50 color: Precious Emerald

#236e50 is rgb(35, 110, 80) in RGB and oklch(48.366% 0.08831 162.963) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

48.4%
0.088
163°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #236e50

#236e50 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.14:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, 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: #236e50 mixed with white

  1. 236e50
  2. 3d7c60
  3. 538a70
  4. 699881
  5. 7ea692
  6. 93b5a3
  7. a8c3b5
  8. bed2c7
  9. d3e1da
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #236e50 mixed with black

  1. 236e50
  2. 1d5f44
  3. 175039
  4. 11412e
  5. 0c3324
  6. 07261a
  7. 041910
  8. 010e07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #236e50 with less saturation

  1. 236e50
  2. 2d6d52
  3. 356b53
  4. 3c6a55
  5. 426856
  6. 476757
  7. 4d6559
  8. 51645a
  9. 56625c
  10. 5a605d

Questions about #236e50

What color is #236e50?

#236e50 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(35, 110, 80), in HSL hsl(156, 51.72%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.366% 0.08831 162.963).

What colors go well with #236e50?

The complementary color of #236e50 is #81496c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b6933 and #006e6c. The triadic partners are #58578f and #884d34.

Is white or black text more readable on #236e50?

White text reads better on #236e50: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236e50 a warm or cool color?

#236e50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.088.