Skip to the color picker

#238157 color: Kākāriki Green

#238157 is rgb(35, 129, 87) in RGB and oklch(53.819% 0.10899 159.411) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

153°
100%

53.8%
0.109
159°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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 #238157

#238157 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 53.8% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.83:1 contrast and black text 4.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kākāriki Green (#298256). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #238157 mixed with white

  1. 238157
  2. 408d67
  3. 579a76
  4. 6da687
  5. 82b397
  6. 97bfa8
  7. abccb9
  8. c0d8ca
  9. d5e5db
  10. eaf2ed

Darker: #238157 mixed with black

  1. 238157
  2. 1d6f4b
  3. 175e3e
  4. 114e33
  5. 0c3e27
  6. 072e1c
  7. 041f12
  8. 011208
  9. 000603
  10. 000100

Calmer: #238157 with less saturation

  1. 238157
  2. 307f59
  3. 3b7e5c
  4. 447c5e
  5. 4b7a61
  6. 527863
  7. 587665
  8. 5e7467
  9. 64726a
  10. 69706c

Questions about #238157

What color is #238157?

#238157 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Kākāriki Green. In RGB it is rgb(35, 129, 87), in HSL hsl(153.19, 57.32%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.819% 0.10899 159.411).

What colors go well with #238157?

The complementary color of #238157 is #975383. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a7a30 and #00827b. The triadic partners are #6266ac and #a3563b.

Is white or black text more readable on #238157?

White text reads better on #238157: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and black gives 4.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238157 a warm or cool color?

#238157 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 53.8% and its chroma 0.109.