#235e42

Color #235e42

A moderately saturated dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 20.97 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-800 #006045 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#235e42

RGB

rgb(35, 94, 66)

HSL

hsl(151.5, 45.7%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(151.5, 62.8%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.8%, 0%, 29.8%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(35.51, -26.56, 10.47)

LCH

lch(35.51, 28.55, 158.49)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.0774, 159.9)

HWB

hwb(151.5, 13.7%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e233f

Analogous

#235e25

#235e42

#235d5e

Triadic

#235e42

#42235e

#5e4223

Split-complementary

#235e42

#5e235d

#5e2523

Tetradic

#235e42

#233f5e

#5e233f

#5e4223

Square

#235e42

#25235e

#5e233f

#5d5e23

Shades

Color #235e42 mixed toward black.

#1d4e37

#173f2c

#122f21

#0c1f16

#06100b

Tints

Color #235e42 mixed toward white.

#348c62

#46ba83

#74cba2

#a2ddc1

#d1eee0

Tones

Color #235e42 mixed toward gray.

#285942

#2d5441

#324f41

#374a41

#3c4541

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44454a · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#413c4c · ΔE 29.5

Tritanopia

#285051 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #235e42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#235e42]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#235e42 (#235e42) is rgb(35, 94, 66) in RGB.

No, #235e42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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