What color is #237956?

#237956 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Opal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #237956?

The RGB value is 35, 121, 86: 35 red, 121 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #237956?

The complementary color is #792346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #237956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#237956 color

#237956 rgb(35, 121, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #237956 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 47.5% green and 33.7% blue (35, 121, 86).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 55% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opal Green (#157954), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#237956 color codes

HEX	`#237956`
RGB	`rgb(35, 121, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 47.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 55%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 71%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, -34.25, 11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 36.28, 160.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.209, 14.703, 11.155)`
Decimal	`2324822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #237956, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #237956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#237956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #237956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #237956; }
.text { color: #237956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #237956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 121 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #237956, #237179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #237956?: #237956 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Opal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #237956?: The RGB value is 35, 121, 86: 35 red, 121 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #237956?: The complementary color is #792346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #237956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.