Skip to the color picker

#259259 color: Green Gloss

#259259 is rgb(37, 146, 89) in RGB and oklch(58.569% 0.13004 155.276) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

149°
100%

58.6%
0.130
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.94:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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 #259259

#259259 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.94:1 contrast and black text 5.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Gloss (#00955e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #259259 mixed with white

  1. 259259
  2. 439d69
  3. 5ba879
  4. 71b389
  5. 86be99
  6. 9bc8aa
  7. afd3ba
  8. c3decb
  9. d7e9dc
  10. ebf4ee

Darker: #259259 mixed with black

  1. 259259
  2. 1f7e4c
  3. 196b40
  4. 135834
  5. 0d4628
  6. 08351d
  7. 042513
  8. 021609
  9. 000803
  10. 000100

Calmer: #259259 with less saturation

  1. 259259
  2. 35905d
  3. 418e61
  4. 4b8c64
  5. 548a68
  6. 5c886b
  7. 63866f
  8. 6a8372
  9. 708175
  10. 767e79

Questions about #259259

What color is #259259?

#259259 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Green Gloss. In RGB it is rgb(37, 146, 89), in HSL hsl(148.62, 59.56%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.569% 0.13004 155.276).

What colors go well with #259259?

The complementary color of #259259 is #aa5b9a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a8925 and #009386. The triadic partners are #6773c8 and #bc5c43.

Is white or black text more readable on #259259?

White text reads better on #259259: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and black gives 5.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #259259 a warm or cool color?

#259259 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.13.