#233B09#233B09

#233B09 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.080 H 132.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#233B09
RGB	rgb(35, 59, 9)
HSL	hsl(89, 74%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(89, 85%, 23%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 0%, 84.7%, 76.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.96, -18.87, 26.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.96, 32.32, 125.74°)
OKLab	oklab(32.09% -0.0533 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(32.09% 0.08 132.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.3064, 3.5049, 0.8134)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Forrest Green

#154406

ΔE00 4.88

Hunter Green (survey)

Forest Green (survey)

#06470C

ΔE00 6.78

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#233B09 #21093B

analogous

#3B3A09 #233B09 #0A3B09

triadic

#233B09 #09233B #3B0923

tetradic

#233B09 #093B3A #21093B #3B090A

square

#233B09 #093B3A #21093B #3B090A

split-complementary

#233B09 #090A3B #3A093B

monochromatic

#101B04 #101B04 #233B09 #427011 #62A519

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#233B09 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#233B09 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #233B09

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##233B09	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##233B09	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E3602

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B340E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#243831

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #233b09;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 59, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.080 132.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60714c',
    500: '#233b09',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #233b09;
$custom-light: #60714c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#233b09",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 88.8,
    "s": 73.529,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32091,
    "c": 0.0795,
    "h": 132.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#233B09

secondary

#4E2779

accent

#38F090

background

#F5F6F4

surface

#EAECE7

border

#C6C7C3

text

#050701

muted

#797A77

Preview Lab

Preview with #233B09

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

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