Gwenette Mini Dress
Emerald
#006B54
Emerald
A Deep Winter color
Emerald
anchor color 5 of 10 in Deep Winter. Also called Dark Winter in other systems.
By Kathleen Olsen · Updated November 11, 2026
- Hex
- #006B54
- RGB
- 0, 107, 84
- HSL
- 167°, 100%, 21%
Emerald is the deep, clear green with blue under it. It is the Deep Winter green, darker than True Winter's version and far cooler than any Autumn's. It is one of the few saturated colors that reads as formal, which is why it turns up in evening wear more than any other green.
Where it sits
Emerald is an anchor color in Deep Winter. The nearest color on the same side of the warm–cool line is Spruce blue-green #3E7A72, a True Summer color, at a distance of 15: close enough to mistake for it on a hanger, far enough to tell apart on a person.
Green is a hard color to buy because most green in shops is yellow-based: olive, sage, lime, grass. Emerald is blue-based, and the difference is the whole game. Beside an olive, emerald looks like a jewel. Beside a true blue, it looks like a green that has been to a good school.
On a Deep Winter it does the job of a second black, but with presence. A coat or a dress in emerald, with the rest in black or charcoal, is a complete outfit. It wants no second accent. If you want contrast, the palette offers cranberry, and the two together are a lot, so pick one.
This hex sits thirteen points from True Winter's emerald, which is lighter and brighter, and fifteen from the pine green in Deep Winter's own palette, which is darker and quieter. The three are a family. Deep Winter gets the middle one.
Easily confused with
True Winter's emerald, #009B6B, is the one most shops sell as emerald, and it is brighter than this. A Deep Winter in it looks fine; a Deep Winter in this one looks right. True Autumn's warm teal is thirteen points off in the other direction, with yellow in it, and reads as a different color on the body.
The nearest named colors in other seasons, by perceptual distance (ΔE in CIELAB; under 10 is hard to tell apart on a screen, over 25 is a different color).
Warm teal #2E7A72
True Autumn anchor · ΔE 13
Spruce blue-green #3E7A72
True Summer anchor · ΔE 15
Deep teal #1F5C5C
Dark Autumn anchor · ΔE 18
Soft cool teal #4E8A88
True Summer anchor · ΔE 21
Muted teal #5E827E
Soft Autumn anchor · ΔE 24
Emerald #009B6B
True Winter anchor · ΔE 24
In stock in this color today
As of November 11, 2026, 6 in-stock pieces across Boden, STAUD and Frank & Eileen sample within a close match of #006B54. The dot on each card is the color we sampled from the garment itself; trust it over the photograph. Links are affiliate links: we earn a commission when you buy through them, at no cost to you.
What it's sold as
Retailers almost never use the palette name. These are the color names on the in-stock pieces that sample within a close match of #006B54 today, so they are the words to search for.
- Boden
- Deep Sea Depths, Emerald Night
- STAUD
- Emerald
- Frank & Eileen
- Dark Green
A retailer's name for a color says nothing about its undertone. "Navy" at one shop is a True Winter color and at another a Spring one. The sampled dot on each card above is what we trust.
Questions
Is emerald a Deep Winter color?
Yes. Emerald (#006B54) is an anchor color in the Deep Winter palette. No other palette on the same side of the warm–cool line has a color near it, which makes it a reliable test for the season.
Can a True Winter wear this emerald?
Yes. It sits thirteen points from the True Winter emerald, which is lighter. On a True Winter this one reads a shade deep, in the way a dark navy would. It is a good coat color for either Winter.
Can a Dark Autumn wear emerald?
At the edge. Dark Autumn is nineteen points away and shares the depth but not the coolness. Dark Autumn's own deep greens, dark olive and forest, have yellow in them. This one will make a Dark Autumn look slightly ashen near the face.
What is the difference between emerald and teal?
Blue. Teal is green with enough blue to be ambiguous. Emerald is clearly green, with just enough blue to be cool. Warm teal, the Autumn color, adds yellow as well and goes in a different direction entirely.
Is emerald a formal color?
It reads as one, more than any other green, because it is dark, saturated and cool. That combination is what black and navy have. It is why emerald is common in evening wear and rare in sportswear.
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