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#238b59 color: Lake Green

#238b59 is rgb(35, 139, 89) in RGB and oklch(56.613% 0.12106 157.27) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

56.6%
0.121
157°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #238b59

#238b59 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Green (#2e8b57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #238b59 mixed with white

  1. 238b59
  2. 419669
  3. 59a278
  4. 6fad88
  5. 84b999
  6. 99c5a9
  7. add0ba
  8. c2dccb
  9. d6e8dc
  10. eaf3ed

Darker: #238b59 mixed with black

  1. 238b59
  2. 1d784c
  3. 176640
  4. 115434
  5. 0c4328
  6. 07321d
  7. 042313
  8. 011409
  9. 000703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #238b59 with less saturation

  1. 238b59
  2. 33895c
  3. 3e875f
  4. 488562
  5. 508365
  6. 588168
  7. 5f7f6b
  8. 657d6e
  9. 6b7b71
  10. 717873

Questions about #238b59

What color is #238b59?

#238b59 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(35, 139, 89), in HSL hsl(151.15, 59.77%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.613% 0.12106 157.27).

What colors go well with #238b59?

The complementary color of #238b59 is #a25890. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #62832b and #008c82. The triadic partners are #656ebc and #b1593f.

Is white or black text more readable on #238b59?

White text reads better on #238b59: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238b59 a warm or cool color?

#238b59 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.121.