Emerald Green Color
Emerald Green is a green color with hex code #028F1E. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with emerald green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Emerald Green Color Values
What Does Emerald Green Mean?
Emerald Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Emerald Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Emerald Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: vivid yellowish green, #27A64C). It is also known as Emerald.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Emerald Green
Emerald Green and #8D0271 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #2C8D02 and #028D63, which sit beside emerald green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair emerald green with triadic partners #1E028D and #8D1E02. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Irish Green —
#019529(Delta E 3) - ForestGreen —
#228B22(Delta E 6) - True Green —
#089404(Delta E 8) - Kelley Green —
#009337(Delta E 9) - La Palma —
#368716(Delta E 10)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #028F1E; }
.background { background-color: #028F1E; }
.border { border: 2px solid #028F1E; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #028F1E40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for emerald green?
Emerald Green has the hex code #028F1E. In RGB notation it is rgb(2, 143, 30), in HSL it is hsl(132, 97%, 28%), and its OKLCH value is 0.565, 0.181, 144.2.
What does the color emerald green mean?
Green-family colors like emerald green carry distinct psychological associations. Emerald Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Emerald Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with emerald green?
Emerald Green has three easy routes: its complement #8D0271 for punch, its neighbors #2C8D02 and #028D63 for something calmer, or triadic partners #1E028D and #8D1E02 when you want energy.
Is emerald green a standard web color?
No — Emerald Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #028F1E or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make emerald green lighter or darker?
To lighten emerald green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #C3FECF (lightest tint) to #001905 (darkest shade).
About Emerald Green
Emerald Green is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has alternative names including Emerald. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #028F1E to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.