#238E2E#238E2E
#238E2E is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.164 H 144.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 142, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(126, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(126, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 0%, 67.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.72, -49.30, 41.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.72, 64.30, 140.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.76% -0.1333 0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.76% 0.164 144.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8586, 19.8993, 5.8529) |
| Luminance | 0.1990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 1.72
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 2.00
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 2.40
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 2.64
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 4.28
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238E2E #8E2383
analogous
#4E8E23 #238E2E #238E63
triadic
#238E2E #2E238E #8E2E23
tetradic
#238E2E #234E8E #8E2383 #8E6323
square
#238E2E #234E8E #8E2383 #8E6323
split-complementary
#238E2E #63238E #8E234E
monochromatic
#0B2C0E #175D1E #238E2E #2FBF3E #56D563
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#238E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#238E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238E2E
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238E2E | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.98 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918022
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008A7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 142, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.164 144.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70b06b',
500: '#238e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238e2e; $custom-light: #70b06b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 142,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 126.168,
"s": 60.452,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56755,
"c": 0.16397,
"h": 144.4
},
"luminance": 0.19901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238E2E
secondary
#B953AF
accent
#44D3E4
background
#F7FAF6
surface
#EDF5EB
border
#C8CFC6
text
#091107
muted
#7B807A