#228740#228740

#228740 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.140 H 148.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228740
RGB	rgb(34, 135, 64)
HSL	hsl(138, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(138, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 0%, 52.6%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.54, -44.52, 29.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.54, 53.67, 146.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% -0.1198 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.14 148.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2483, 18.0370, 7.7909)
Luminance	0.1804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228740 #872269

analogous

#368722 #228740 #228772

triadic

#228740 #402287 #874022

tetradic

#228740 #223687 #872269 #877222

square

#228740 #223687 #872269 #877222

split-complementary

#228740 #722287 #872236

monochromatic

#092512 #165629 #228740 #2EB857 #50D377

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#228740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#228740 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228740

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228740	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#887B3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7245

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 135, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.140 148.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6dab76',
    500: '#228740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228740;
$custom-light: #6dab76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 137.822,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55006,
    "c": 0.14001,
    "h": 148.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228740

secondary

#B74E98

accent

#45B4E3

background

#F7FAF7

surface

#EDF4ED

border

#C8CEC8

text

#081008

muted

#7B7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #228740

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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