Skip to the color picker

#237c59 color: Verdant Green

#237c59 is rgb(35, 124, 89) in RGB and oklch(52.49% 0.10012 162.644) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

156°
100%

52.5%
0.100
163°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.10:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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 #237c59

#237c59 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.12:1 contrast and black text 4.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Verdant Green (#167d60). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #237c59 mixed with white

  1. 237c59
  2. 3f8968
  3. 569578
  4. 6ca288
  5. 81af98
  6. 96bca9
  7. abc9b9
  8. c0d7ca
  9. d5e4dc
  10. eaf1ed

Darker: #237c59 mixed with black

  1. 237c59
  2. 1d6b4c
  3. 175a40
  4. 114a34
  5. 0c3b28
  6. 072c1d
  7. 041e13
  8. 011109
  9. 000503
  10. 000100

Calmer: #237c59 with less saturation

  1. 237c59
  2. 307a5b
  3. 39795d
  4. 42775e
  5. 497560
  6. 4f7462
  7. 567264
  8. 5b7065
  9. 606e67
  10. 656c69

Questions about #237c59

What color is #237c59?

#237c59 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Verdant Green. In RGB it is rgb(35, 124, 89), in HSL hsl(156.4, 55.97%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.49% 0.10012 162.644).

What colors go well with #237c59?

The complementary color of #237c59 is #91517a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #537637 and #007c7a. The triadic partners are #6262a2 and #9a5539.

Is white or black text more readable on #237c59?

White text reads better on #237c59: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and black gives 4.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #237c59 a warm or cool color?

#237c59 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.1.