What color is #228B22?

#228B22 is a dark, moderate green known as Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Forest Green?

The RGB value is 34, 139, 34: 34 red, 139 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Forest Green?

The complementary color is #8B228B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #228B22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Forest Green color: hex code #228B22

#228B22 rgb(34, 139, 34)

Shades of green

Forest Green has the hex code #228B22. It is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 54.5% green and 13.3% blue (34, 139, 34).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 61% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 45% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword forestgreen.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

Forest Green (#228B22) color codes

HEX	`#228B22`
RGB	`rgb(34, 139, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 54.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 61%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 76%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 76%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, -49.59, 45.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 66.97, 137.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.18, 18.92, 4.628)`
Decimal	`2263842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Forest Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #228B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#228B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #228B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #228b22; }
.text { color: #228b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #228b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 139 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #228b22, #228b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #228B22 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #228B22?: #228B22 is a dark, moderate green known as Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Forest Green?: The RGB value is 34, 139, 34: 34 red, 139 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Forest Green?: The complementary color is #8B228B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #228B22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.