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#238166 color: Accent Green Blue

#238166 is rgb(35, 129, 102) in RGB and oklch(54.214% 0.09605 169.417) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

54.2%
0.096
169°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #238166

#238166 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.77:1 contrast and black text 4.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Accent Green Blue (#208468). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #238166 mixed with white

  1. 238166
  2. 408d74
  3. 579a83
  4. 6da691
  5. 82b2a0
  6. 97bfaf
  7. acccbf
  8. c0d8cf
  9. d5e5df
  10. eaf2ef

Darker: #238166 mixed with black

  1. 238166
  2. 1d6f58
  3. 175e4a
  4. 114e3c
  5. 0c3e2f
  6. 072e23
  7. 041f17
  8. 01120c
  9. 000604
  10. 000100

Calmer: #238166 with less saturation

  1. 238166
  2. 317f67
  3. 3b7e68
  4. 447c69
  5. 4c7a6a
  6. 53796b
  7. 59776c
  8. 5f756c
  9. 65736d
  10. 6a716e

Questions about #238166

What color is #238166?

#238166 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Accent Green Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 129, 102), in HSL hsl(162.77, 57.32%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.214% 0.09605 169.417).

What colors go well with #238166?

The complementary color of #238166 is #985778. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #517d45 and #008085. The triadic partners are #6e65a3 and #9c5d3a.

Is white or black text more readable on #238166?

White text reads better on #238166: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and black gives 4.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238166 a warm or cool color?

#238166 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.096.