Skip to the color picker

#23795e color: Turquoise Cyan

#23795e is rgb(35, 121, 94) in RGB and oklch(51.801% 0.09172 167.874) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

161°
100%

51.8%
0.092
168°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.97:1Hard to read
Lc 28

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #23795e

#23795e is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.29:1 contrast and black text 3.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Turquoise Cyan (#0e7c61). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #23795e mixed with white

  1. 23795e
  2. 3f866d
  3. 56937c
  4. 6ba08b
  5. 80ad9b
  6. 95bbab
  7. aac8bb
  8. bfd6cc
  9. d4e3dd
  10. eaf1ee

Darker: #23795e mixed with black

  1. 23795e
  2. 1d6851
  3. 175844
  4. 114837
  5. 0c392b
  6. 072b1f
  7. 041d14
  8. 01100a
  9. 000503
  10. 000100

Calmer: #23795e with less saturation

  1. 23795e
  2. 2f775f
  3. 397660
  4. 417461
  5. 487362
  6. 4e7163
  7. 546f64
  8. 5a6e65
  9. 5f6c66
  10. 646a67

Questions about #23795e

What color is #23795e?

#23795e is bright emerald. The closest named color is Turquoise Cyan. In RGB it is rgb(35, 121, 94), in HSL hsl(161.16, 55.13%, 30.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.801% 0.09172 167.874).

What colors go well with #23795e?

The complementary color of #23795e is #8f5172. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d753f and #00787b. The triadic partners are #665f9a and #935737.

Is white or black text more readable on #23795e?

White text reads better on #23795e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and black gives 3.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #23795e a warm or cool color?

#23795e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.092.