#218B2B#218B2B
#218B2B is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.163 H 144.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #218B2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 139, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(126, 62%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(126, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.3%, 0%, 69.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.64, -48.91, 41.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.64, 64.08, 139.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.84% -0.1323 0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.84% 0.163 144.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2952, 18.9618, 5.4024) |
| Luminance | 0.1896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 1.21
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 2.21
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 3.24
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 3.55
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 4.74
Tree Green
#2A7E19
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#218B2B #8B2181
analogous
#4C8B21 #218B2B #218B60
triadic
#218B2B #2B218B #8B2B21
tetradic
#218B2B #214C8B #8B2181 #8B6021
square
#218B2B #214C8B #8B2181 #8B6021
split-complementary
#218B2B #60218B #8B214C
monochromatic
#0A280C #155A1C #218B2B #2DBC3A #51D65D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#218B2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#218B2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #218B2B
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##218B2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##218B2B | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827534
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008777
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #218b2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 139, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.163 144.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fae69',
500: '#218b2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #218b2b; $custom-light: #6fae69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#218b2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 139,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 125.66,
"s": 61.628,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55838,
"c": 0.16311,
"h": 144.2
},
"luminance": 0.18963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#218B2B
secondary
#B94FAF
accent
#43D5E5
background
#F7FAF6
surface
#EDF4EB
border
#C8CEC6
text
#081007
muted
#7B7F7A