#238B2F#238B2F
#238B2F is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.160 H 144.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 139, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(127, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(127, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.8%, 0%, 66.2%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.72, -48.14, 39.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.72, 62.42, 140.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.92% -0.1301 0.0923) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.92% 0.16 144.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4381, 19.0266, 5.8112) |
| Luminance | 0.1903 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 1.75
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 2.65
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 3.06
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 3.70
Tree Green
#2A7E19
ΔE00 5.11
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238B2F #8B237F
analogous
#4B8B23 #238B2F #238B63
triadic
#238B2F #2F238B #8B2F23
tetradic
#238B2F #234B8B #8B237F #8B6323
square
#238B2F #234B8B #8B237F #8B6323
split-complementary
#238B2F #63238B #8B234B
monochromatic
#0A290E #175A1E #238B2F #2FBC40 #54D463
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#238B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.81
#238B2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238B2F
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238B2F | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.81 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827637
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008778
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 139, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.160 144.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fae6c',
500: '#238b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238b2f; $custom-light: #6fae6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 139,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 126.923,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55924,
"c": 0.15953,
"h": 144.6
},
"luminance": 0.19028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238B2F
secondary
#B852AC
accent
#45D1E3
background
#F7FAF6
surface
#EDF4EB
border
#C8CEC6
text
#081007
muted
#7B7F7A