Colors that go with Emerald Green for clothes
Emerald Green · #009B77
Emerald Green (#009B77) — a rich, jewel-toned green — pairs best with terracotta & clay, muted red, ochre & gold, and teal. To wear with it, reach for terracotta & clay, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
Worn together, the pairing has to flatter skin and hold up in mixed light — confident partners read as intentional, not accidental.
About emerald green
Emerald Green is a rich, jewel-toned green — a saturated, cool colour that reads as deep and grounding. As a cool tone it looks most resolved next to warm and neutral partners that add the warmth it lacks, and it needs lighter shades nearby for the value contrast the eye reads as finished. That balance is what makes it feel refined in clothes.
- HEX
- #009B77
- RGB
- 0, 155, 119
- HSL
- 166°, 100%, 30%
- CMYK
- 100, 0, 23, 39
Accessibility: put light text on emerald green for AA for large text legibility (contrast 3.4:1 against off-white).
Why emerald green pairs with terracotta & clay, muted red, ochre & gold, and teal
Across the 8 historical combinations below, emerald green sits most often beside terracotta & clay, muted red, ochre & gold, and teal. That tracks with colour theory: a cool, deep tone like this one wants warm and neutral partners that add the warmth it lacks so the scheme feels intentional rather than flat, and lighter partners supply the light-to-dark range the eye needs. Worn together, the pairing has to flatter skin and hold up in mixed light — confident partners read as intentional, not accidental.
- terracotta & clay
- muted red
- ochre & gold
- teal
Using emerald green in clothes
To wear with it, reach for terracotta & clay and muted red. Because emerald green is deep and grounding, keep it to anchor pieces or a single feature area and let terracotta & clay carry the larger surfaces.
8 combinations with emerald green, from the 1933 Dictionary
Vinaceous Cinnamon & Orange +2
Plate 256 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vinaceous Cinnamon, Orange, Dull Viridian Green, Black.
#009465 #eea78c #f37420 #111314
Lemon Yellow & Benzol Green +2
Plate 306 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Lemon Yellow, Benzol Green, Dull Viridian Green, Nile Blue.
#009465 #f8ed43 #00978d #bce4e5
Raw Sienna & Apricot Yellow +2
Plate 247 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Raw Sienna, Apricot Yellow, Benzol Green, Deep Lyons Blue.
#00978d #bb7125 #ffdd00 #1c4286
Spectrum Red & Ivory Buff +2
Plate 266 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Spectrum Red, Ivory Buff, Rainette Green, Benzol Green.
#00978d #e31f26 #ebd3a2 #8fa071
Cream Yellow & Yellow Orange +2
Plate 267 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cream Yellow, Yellow Orange, Benzol Green, Blue.
#00978d #fdbf68 #f99d1b #006eb8
Pale Lemon Yellow & Benzol Green +2
Plate 281 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Lemon Yellow, Benzol Green, Cobalt Green, Antwarp Blue.
#00978d #ffefae #96d1aa #007190
Hay's Russet & Cream Yellow +2
Plate 304 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Hay's Russet, Cream Yellow, Dark Citrine, Benzol Green.
#00978d #793327 #fdbf68 #8b835b
Brick Red & Apricot Orange +2
Plate 328 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Brick Red, Apricot Orange, Vandyke Brown, Light Porcelain Green.
#00908a #a84222 #f68c50 #4b3317
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