#228D56#228D56
#228D56 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.127 H 155.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228D56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 141, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(149, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 0%, 39%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.91, -42.82, 21.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.91, 47.72, 153.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.07% -0.1156 0.0527) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.07% 0.127 155.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8631, 20.0603, 12.0491) |
| Luminance | 0.2006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 1.14
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 3.92
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 3.92
Jungle Green
#048243
ΔE00 4.84
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 5.46
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228D56 #8D2259
analogous
#238D22 #228D56 #228D8C
triadic
#228D56 #56228D #8D5622
tetradic
#228D56 #22238D #8D2259 #8D8C22
square
#228D56 #22238D #8D2259 #8D8C22
split-complementary
#228D56 #8C228D #8D2223
monochromatic
#0A2A1A #165C38 #228D56 #2EBE74 #54D693
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#228D56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#228D56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228D56
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228D56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228D56 | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.01 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C8152
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F785A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228d56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.127 155.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6eaf86',
500: '#228d56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228d56; $custom-light: #6eaf86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228d56",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 141,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 149.159,
"s": 61.143,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57074,
"c": 0.12703,
"h": 155.5
},
"luminance": 0.20062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228D56
secondary
#B95187
accent
#4496E4
background
#F7FAF8
surface
#EDF5EF
border
#C8CFCA
text
#08100B
muted
#7B7F7C