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Forest Green Color

#228b22

Forest Green Color

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A deep, desaturated green reminiscent of dense woodland, often used to convey stability and nature.

Nearest Tailwind class green-700 #008236 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#228b22

RGB

rgb(34, 139, 34)

HSL

hsl(120, 60.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 75.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.5%, 0%, 75.5%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(50.59, -49.59, 45.02)

LCH

lch(50.59, 66.98, 137.77)

OKLCH

oklch(55.8%, 0.1688, 142.9)

HWB

hwb(120, 13.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b228b

Analogous

#568b22

#228b22

#228b56

Triadic

#228b22

#22228b

#8b2222

Split-complementary

#228b22

#56228b

#8b2256

Tetradic

#228b22

#228b8b

#8b228b

#8b2222

Square

#228b22

#22568b

#8b228b

#8b5622

Shades

Forest Green Color mixed toward black.

#1c741c

#175d17

#114511

#0b2e0b

#061706

Tints

Forest Green Color mixed toward white.

#2db82d

#4ad34a

#78de78

#a5e9a5

#d2f4d2

Tones

Forest Green Color mixed toward gray.

#2b822b

#337933

#3c713c

#456845

#4e5f4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#62624d · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#5c5454 · ΔE 34.5

Tritanopia

#2f6265 · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #228b22;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#228b22]

Related colors

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Light Green #90ee90

Frequently asked questions

Forest Green (#228b22) is rgb(34, 139, 34) in RGB.

No, #228b22 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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