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#236e54 color: Sparkling Emerald

#236e54 is rgb(35, 110, 84) in RGB and oklch(48.477% 0.08478 166.246) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

48.5%
0.085
166°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #236e54

#236e54 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.12:1 contrast and black text 3.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sparkling Emerald (#1f6c53). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #236e54 mixed with white

  1. 236e54
  2. 3d7c64
  3. 538a74
  4. 699884
  5. 7ea695
  6. 93b5a6
  7. a8c3b7
  8. bed2c8
  9. d3e1da
  10. e9f0ed

Darker: #236e54 mixed with black

  1. 236e54
  2. 1d5f48
  3. 17503c
  4. 114131
  5. 0c3326
  6. 07261b
  7. 041911
  8. 010e08
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #236e54 with less saturation

  1. 236e54
  2. 2d6d55
  3. 356b56
  4. 3c6a57
  5. 426858
  6. 48675a
  7. 4d655b
  8. 52645c
  9. 56625d
  10. 5b605e

Questions about #236e54

What color is #236e54?

#236e54 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Sparkling Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(35, 110, 84), in HSL hsl(159.2, 51.72%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.477% 0.08478 166.246).

What colors go well with #236e54?

The complementary color of #236e54 is #814a69. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #486a38 and #006d6f. The triadic partners are #5b578d and #864f34.

Is white or black text more readable on #236e54?

White text reads better on #236e54: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and black gives 3.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236e54 a warm or cool color?

#236e54 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.085.