#228F22#228F22
#228F22 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.173 H 142.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228F22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 143, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 62%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 76.2%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.95, -50.93, 46.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.95, 68.88, 137.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.91% -0.1383 0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.91% 0.173 142.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7702, 20.0993, 4.8250) |
| Luminance | 0.2010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 1.12
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 1.43
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 2.36
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 2.77
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 3.42
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228F22 #8F228F
analogous
#598F22 #228F22 #228F59
triadic
#228F22 #22228F #8F2222
tetradic
#228F22 #22598F #8F228F #8F5922
square
#228F22 #22598F #8F228F #8F5922
split-complementary
#228F22 #59228F #8F2259
monochromatic
#0A2C0A #165E16 #228F22 #2EC02E #55D755
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#228F22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#228F22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228F22
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228F22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228F22 | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92810C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86792E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008B7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228f22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.173 142.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70b165',
500: '#228f22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228f22; $custom-light: #70b165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228f22",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 143,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120,
"s": 61.582,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56907,
"c": 0.1734,
"h": 142.9
},
"luminance": 0.201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228F22
secondary
#BA52BA
accent
#43E5E5
background
#F7FBF6
surface
#EDF6EB
border
#C8D0C6
text
#091106
muted
#7B807A