#238B2C#238B2C
#238B2C is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.162 H 144.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 139, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(125, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(125, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.8%, 0%, 68.3%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.69, -48.47, 41.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.69, 63.51, 139.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.89% -0.1311 0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.89% 0.162 144.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3797, 19.0032, 5.5033) |
| Luminance | 0.1900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 1.31
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 2.32
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 3.23
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 3.59
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 4.82
Tree Green
#2A7E19
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238B2C #8B2382
analogous
#4E8B23 #238B2C #238B60
triadic
#238B2C #2C238B #8B2C23
tetradic
#238B2C #234E8B #8B2382 #8B6023
square
#238B2C #234E8B #8B2382 #8B6023
split-complementary
#238B2C #60238B #8B234E
monochromatic
#0A290D #175A1D #238B2C #2FBC3B #54D45F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#238B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#238B2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238B2C
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238B2C | 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)
#8E7E1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827635
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008778
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 139, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.162 144.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fae6a',
500: '#238b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238b2c; $custom-light: #6fae6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 139,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 125.192,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55892,
"c": 0.16179,
"h": 144.1
},
"luminance": 0.19004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238B2C
secondary
#B852AF
accent
#45D5E3
background
#F7FAF6
surface
#EDF4EB
border
#C8CEC6
text
#081007
muted
#7B7F7A