#228B22Forest Green (#228B22) is a mid-tone, saturated green with an OKLCH hue of 143°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.169. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #228B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 139, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 0%, 76%, 45%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(50.6 -49.6 45) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.558 0.169 143) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Forest Green shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#36871a — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#2e8c1e — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#228b22 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#208c23 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 4.39:1 and against black 4.78:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#97df93 · #67b963 · #228b22 · #006e04 · #004601 · #002200
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#00b193 · #009f65 · #228b22 · #4f6f00 · #555600 · #4f4100
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#00c9ca · #49a2a1 · #228b22 · #126a13 · #004b01 · #002a2a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c4e5c1 · #94c690 · #839d81 · #228b22 · #7e2789 · #184217
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faedfb · #839481 · #228b22 · #5f5760 · #192a18 · #020003
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f7eef8 · #cfc5d0 · #a397a4 · #2a1d2c · #080109 · #228b22
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9d9b3 · #ca7bf6 · #7f9066 · #228b22 · #545a94 · #0d082c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6c8e4 · #9c9ec7 · #c55f9c · #228b22 · #4e5e87 · #07120e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf2ff · #628ce0 · #228b22 · #a41d29 · #4d0008 · #000012
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f5ff · #009bd2 · #228b22 · #842e90 · #3e1900 · #050008
#4A9E47 · #6AB166 · #89C485 · #A7D7A3 · #C5EBC2
#0F7411 · #005D03 · #004701 · #003200 · #001E00
#3E873B · #50824D · #5F7D5C
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.