Palettes / Colors / #237656

#237656 — Muted Green

#237656 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #237656 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#237656 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #762343; it also sits naturally between #23762D and #236C76. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 46% · Blue 34%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 54%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #237656

.text { color: #237656; }
.background { background-color: #237656; }
.border { border: 3px solid #237656; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 118, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 54%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #237656; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 118, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #237656; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 118, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#237656">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#237656">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #762343:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #237656: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #237656

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #237656 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #237656 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #237656?

#237656 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 35, 118, 86). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #237656?

#237656 is RGB 35, 118, 86 — HSL 157°, 54%, 30% — CMYK 70%, 0%, 27%, 54%.

What colors go with #237656?

Its complement is #762343; analogous partners are #23762D and #236C76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #237656 for text?

White text on #237656 has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.80:1.