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#239056 Color

#239056 is rgb(35, 144, 86) in RGB, hsl(148, 61%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 40%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sea Foam Green (#2E8B57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#239056
HEX#239056
RGBrgb(35, 144, 86)
HSLhsl(148, 61%, 35%)
HSVhsv(148, 76%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 40%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.131 154.7)
LABlab(52.87% -41.78 21.88)
LCHlch(52.87% 47.16 152.36)

What #239056 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 #239056, 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.

#239056 Channel Values

How #239056 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 144 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 61% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 76% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.04:1 vs white · 5.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #239056 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #239056

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #239056; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #239056

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 #239056.

How #239056 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#239056
Protanopia#858557
Protanomaly#6B8956
Deuteranopia#797959
Deuteranomaly#628358
Tritanopia#398A8A
Tritanomaly#318D79
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #239056 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-239056: #239056;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #239056;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-239056': '#239056' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.565, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_239056">#239056</color>
SVG fillfill="#239056"

More Green Colors

#239056 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#239056 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #239056?

#239056 is a dark green — rgb(35, 144, 86) in RGB and hsl(148, 61%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sea Foam Green (#2E8B57), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #239056?

#239056 is rgb(35, 144, 86) — red 35, green 144, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #239056?

#239056 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 40%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #239056 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #239056 scores 4.04:1 against white and 5.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #239056 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #239056 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 4.74, which is very hard to tell apart.

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