Close to Emerald Green
#236608
#236608 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Emerald Green. In RGB it’s made of 13.7% red, 40% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 103°, with 85% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #236608.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.06:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.98:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.06:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.98:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #236608 as they’d see it.
#236608 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #236608
What color is #236608?
#236608 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Emerald Green. In RGB it’s made of 13.7% red, 40% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 103°, with 85% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #236608 in RGB?
#236608 is rgb(35, 102, 8): 35 red, 102 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #236608 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(66, 0, 92, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #236608?
PANTONE 364 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #236608?
Its complement #7C3E95 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.