Skip to the color picker

#237d55 color: Canadian Pine

#237d55 is rgb(35, 125, 85) in RGB and oklch(52.666% 0.10522 159.716) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

153°
100%

52.7%
0.105
160°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.14:1Hard 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 #237d55

#237d55 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 52.7% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.08:1 contrast and black text 4.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Pine (#2e7b52). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #237d55 mixed with white

  1. 237d55
  2. 3f8a65
  3. 569675
  4. 6ca385
  5. 81b096
  6. 96bda7
  7. abcab8
  8. c0d7c9
  9. d5e4db
  10. eaf2ed

Darker: #237d55 mixed with black

  1. 237d55
  2. 1d6c49
  3. 175b3d
  4. 114b31
  5. 0c3b26
  6. 072c1c
  7. 041e11
  8. 011108
  9. 000502
  10. 000100

Calmer: #237d55 with less saturation

  1. 237d55
  2. 307b57
  3. 3a7a5a
  4. 42785c
  5. 49765e
  6. 507460
  7. 567362
  8. 5c7164
  9. 616f67
  10. 666d69

Questions about #237d55

What color is #237d55?

#237d55 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Canadian Pine. In RGB it is rgb(35, 125, 85), in HSL hsl(153.33, 56.25%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.666% 0.10522 159.716).

What colors go well with #237d55?

The complementary color of #237d55 is #92517e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #577730 and #007d78. The triadic partners are #5f63a6 and #9d533a.

Is white or black text more readable on #237d55?

White text reads better on #237d55: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and black gives 4.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #237d55 a warm or cool color?

#237d55 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 52.7% and its chroma 0.105.