#233C09#233C09

#233C09 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.081 H 132.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#233C09
RGB	rgb(35, 60, 9)
HSL	hsl(89, 74%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(89, 85%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 0%, 85%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.33, -19.40, 26.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.33, 32.94, 126.07°)
OKLab	oklab(32.39% -0.0547 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(32.39% 0.081 132.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.3583, 3.6087, 0.8307)
Luminance	0.0361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Forrest Green

#154406

ΔE00 4.53

Hunter Green (survey)

Forest Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#233C09 #22093C

analogous

#3C3B09 #233C09 #093C09

triadic

#233C09 #09233C #3C0923

tetradic

#233C09 #093C3B #22093C #3C0909

square

#233C09 #093C3B #22093C #3C0909

split-complementary

#233C09 #09093C #3B093C

monochromatic

#101B04 #101B04 #233C09 #427111 #61A619

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.20

#233C09 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#233C09 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #233C09

12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##233C09	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##233C09	1.00	12.20	1.72	12.20
#FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3702

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B350E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#233932

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #233c09;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 60, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.081 132.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61724c',
    500: '#233c09',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #233c09;
$custom-light: #61724c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#233c09",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 89.412,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32394,
    "c": 0.08102,
    "h": 132.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#233C09

secondary

#50277A

accent

#37F192

background

#F5F6F4

surface

#EAECE7

border

#C6C7C3

text

#050801

muted

#797B77

Preview Lab

Preview with #233C09

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

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