#228B2F#228B2F
#228B2F is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.160 H 144.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 139, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(127, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(127, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.5%, 0%, 66.2%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.70, -48.31, 39.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.70, 62.53, 140.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.9% -0.1305 0.0923) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.9% 0.16 144.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4047, 19.0094, 5.8096) |
| Luminance | 0.1901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 1.78
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 2.64
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 3.03
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 3.70
Tree Green
#2A7E19
ΔE00 5.13
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228B2F #8B227E
analogous
#4A8B22 #228B2F #228B64
triadic
#228B2F #2F228B #8B2F22
tetradic
#228B2F #224A8B #8B227E #8B6422
square
#228B2F #224A8B #8B227E #8B6422
split-complementary
#228B2F #64228B #8B224A
monochromatic
#0A290E #165A1E #228B2F #2EBC40 #53D563
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#228B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#228B2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228B2F
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228B2F | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7E24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827537
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008778
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.160 144.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fae6c',
500: '#228b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228b2f; $custom-light: #6fae6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 139,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 127.429,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55901,
"c": 0.15984,
"h": 144.7
},
"luminance": 0.19011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228B2F
secondary
#B850AC
accent
#44D0E4
background
#F7FAF6
surface
#EDF4EB
border
#C8CEC6
text
#081007
muted
#7B7F7A