Emerald green is a saturated, blue-leaning green named after the gemstone. #009473 sits at 167° hue and full saturation, which puts it closer to teal than to grass. Grab the HEX codes from a scheme below, or build a custom emerald palette around any base colour with the generator.
Emerald Green Palette Ideas & HEX Codes
Deep Emerald is the fully saturated version, 100% all the way down to #009473 and easing only at #2ECC9C. Emerald & Jade softens that a little (54%–90%) for a more natural read. Soft Emerald is the tint set, running up to #D3F3E8 for backgrounds.
Deep Emerald
#003D2E
#005C46
#007A5E
#009473
#2ECC9C
Emerald & Jade
#04503C
#0A6E52
#109172
#34B79A
#7FD9C0
Soft Emerald
#007A5E
#10A17A
#5FCBAA
#A0E4CE
#D3F3E8
Anchored to an emerald green base — press Space or Generate to roll more schemes. Click a swatch to copy its HEX, lock one to keep it while the rest re-roll, then export as CSS, JSON or HEX.
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Drag in the colour area or the hue bar, or type a HEX / RGB value, then build a scheme anchored to it.
What Goes With Emerald Green
Emerald is a jewel tone, so it belongs beside other jewel tones or against a metallic — gold is the classic, and a deep navy or a full jewel-tone set gives it company without competition. Festive campaigns, luxury packaging and finance branding use it. For the yellow-leaning, less vivid alternative see forest green.
Frequently Asked Questions
What HEX codes make an emerald green palette?
Emerald is a vivid, slightly blue green: build from a deep forest anchor (#003D2E, #005C46) through a saturated emerald (#009473, #109172) to bright jade tints (#2ECC9C, #A0E4CE). The jewel-like saturation is what makes it read as emerald rather than a muted green. Above you get three ready-made versions — Deep Emerald, Emerald & Jade and Soft Emerald — so you can lift a whole five-step ramp instead of assembling one. #003D2E is the darkest code on the page and #D3F3E8 the lightest, a pairing worth 10.4:1, enough for body text at any size under WCAG AA and AAA.
What is the difference between emerald and forest green?
Emerald and forest green differ in hue and saturation. Emerald #009473 is at 167°, on the blue side of green, at 100% saturation. Forest green #2D5016 is at 96°, on the yellow side, at 57%. Emerald reads as a gem; forest green reads as foliage, and it is the darker of the two.
How do I use these colours in CSS?
Click Copy CSS for a ready-to-paste :root block with each colour as a custom property (--color-1, --color-2 and so on), or copy a single HEX straight from any swatch above. If a ready-made set is easier, the Deep Emerald row above reads #003D2E through #2ECC9C and you can type those five in as the custom properties yourself. The generator instead rolls around #009473, the base emerald green this page is anchored to. Copy JSON gives an array and Copy HEX a comma-separated line when a :root block is not what your project wants.
Which emerald green shade should I use as a background?
For a page or card background take the lightest step in the set — #D3F3E8 on this page. Black text on #D3F3E8 comes to 17.7:1, well past the 4.5:1 WCAG AA line. For a dark surface use #003D2E instead, the deepest code here, where white text gives 12.3:1. The mid steps are better spent on borders, chart fills and hover states, where nothing has to be read at 14px.