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#236f50 color: Precious Emerald

#236f50 is rgb(35, 111, 80) in RGB and oklch(48.646% 0.08976 162.449) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

48.6%
0.090
162°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #236f50

#236f50 is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.07:1 contrast and black text 3.46:1, 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: #236f50 mixed with white

  1. 236f50
  2. 3d7d60
  3. 538b70
  4. 699981
  5. 7ea792
  6. 93b5a3
  7. a8c4b5
  8. bed2c7
  9. d3e1da
  10. e9f0ec

Darker: #236f50 mixed with black

  1. 236f50
  2. 1d6044
  3. 175139
  4. 11422e
  5. 0c3424
  6. 07271a
  7. 041a10
  8. 010e07
  9. 000402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #236f50 with less saturation

  1. 236f50
  2. 2d6e52
  3. 356c53
  4. 3c6b55
  5. 426956
  6. 486858
  7. 4d6659
  8. 52645b
  9. 57635c
  10. 5b615e

Questions about #236f50

What color is #236f50?

#236f50 is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Precious Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(35, 111, 80), in HSL hsl(155.53, 52.05%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.646% 0.08976 162.449).

What colors go well with #236f50?

The complementary color of #236f50 is #824a6d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c6a32 and #006f6d. The triadic partners are #585891 and #894d34.

Is white or black text more readable on #236f50?

White text reads better on #236f50: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and black gives 3.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236f50 a warm or cool color?

#236f50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.09.