All About Color Forest Green

#228B22

Forest Green is a deep and rich green color. It's a natural and earthy color, perfect for creating a calming and grounding space.

About Forest Green

Forest Green is a dark green color with the hex code #228B22. In RGB it is red 34, green 139, blue 34; in HSL it is hue 120°, saturation 61%, lightness 34%; in CMYK it is 76%, 0%, 76%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 4.39:1 on white and 4.78:1 on black.

#228B22 Color Conversion

Hex triplet22, 8B, 22
CMYK75.54%, 0.00%, 75.54%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal34, 139, 34
HSL120°, 61%, 34%
RGB Octal42, 213, 42
HSV (HSB)120.00°, 75.54%, 54.51%
RGB Binary100010, 10001011, 100010
CIE-L*AB50.59, -49.59, 45.02
RGB Percent13.33%, 54.51%, 13.33%
CIE-L*CH50.59, 66.97, 137.77
XYZ10.18, 18.92, 4.63
CIE-L*UV50.59, -43.12, 55.76
xyY0.30, 0.56, 18.92
Hunter-Lab43.50, -34.34, 24.14
RYB13.33%, 54.51%, 54.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#228B22 on a dark background: contrast 4.78:1, passes WCAG AA.
#228B22 on a light background: contrast 4.39:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Forest Green, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Forest Green. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#228B22 · #3ACF3A · #104210 · #8C228C · #CF3ACF

Analogous palette

#8C8C22 · #578C22 · #228B22 · #228C57 · #228C8C

Triadic palette

#228B22 · #22228C · #8C2222 · #3ACF3A · #3A3ACF

Tetradic palette

#228B22 · #22578C · #8C228C · #8C5722 · #104210

Monochromatic palette

#051505 · #134E13 · #228B22 · #31C931 · #6BDB6B

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