Emerald Green Hex Code: #1F8F5F, Palettes and Styles

Emerald Green, the usual valueGreen

#1F8F5F

25 emerald greens in the library

Pick any swatch to see its codes, its contrast and the palette it comes from.

01Put it to work

Can you read text on it?

White text looks like thisBig text only

Headlines and large labels are fine; small text will strain the eye. Contrast 4.1 to 1

Black text looks like thisEasy to read

Fine for body text and headlines. Contrast 4.8 to 1

Black text reads better here. The contrast number compares how light the text is with how light the colour behind it is. It runs from 1, where the text disappears, to 21, black on white. The web accessibility standard asks for at least 4.5 for normal text and 3 for big headlines.

Pick a swatch above to see it in its own palette, next to the colours it was chosen to sit with.

02Tints and shades

A ramp from 50 to 950 around #1F8F5F, in equal perceptual steps, for backgrounds, borders and hover states. Click a step to copy it.

0326 palettes with emerald green

04The styles that use it

Impressionism2 Sustainable Architecture2 Sculpture1 Illustration1 Neubrutalism1 Vector Minimalism1 Future Funk1 Grainy Gradient Blur1 Solarpunk1 Cottagecore1 Frutiger Aero1 Liminal Space1 Contextualism1 Bowellism (High-Tech)1 Prairie Style1 Romantasy1 Pixel Art1 Fauvism1 Rebus1 Naïve Design1 Risograph1 Afro Surrealism1 Radical Italian Design1 Biomorphic Modernism1

05Questions

What is the hex code for emerald green?

Emerald Green is most often given as #1F8F5F. There is no single official value; the 25 emerald green swatches in the Omoro library run across the range shown on this page.

What colours go with emerald green?

In the library's palettes, emerald green most often sits beside yellow, blue and red, with black and white as the neutrals.

Which design styles use emerald green?

Impressionism, Sustainable Architecture and Sculpture use it most. 24 styles use it in all.

Goes withYellow 50%Blue 42%Red 35%Purple 19%Orange 19%Brown 19%

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