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#237059 Color

#237059 is rgb(35, 112, 89) in RGB, hsl(162, 52%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 21%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#237059
HEX#237059
RGBrgb(35, 112, 89)
HSLhsl(162, 52%, 29%)
HSVhsv(162, 69%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 21%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.083 169.4)
LABlab(42.15% -28.96 5.66)
LCHlch(42.15% 29.51 168.95)

What #237059 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #237059, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#237059 Channel Values

How #237059 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 35 · G 112 · B 898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 52% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 69% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.94:1 vs white · 3.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #237059 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #237059

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #237059; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #237059

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #237059.

How #237059 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#237059
Protanopia#686859
Protanomaly#546B59
Deuteranopia#5F5F5B
Deuteranomaly#4D665A
Tritanopia#2C6D6D
Tritanomaly#286E66
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #237059 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-237059: #237059;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #237059;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-237059': '#237059' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.439, blue: 0.349)
Android XML<color name="color_237059">#237059</color>
SVG fillfill="#237059"

More Green Colors

#237059 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#237059 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #237059?

#237059 is a dark green — rgb(35, 112, 89) in RGB and hsl(162, 52%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #237059?

#237059 is rgb(35, 112, 89) — red 35, green 112, and blue 89 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #237059?

#237059 converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 21%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #237059 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #237059 scores 5.94:1 against white and 3.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #237059 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #237059 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 15.82, which is visibly different.

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