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Named color

Forest Green

Forest Green color #228B22: RGB 34, 139, 34 and HSL 120°, 61%, 34%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#228B22 green cool earth-tonejewel-tone
HEX #228B22
RGB rgb(34, 139, 34)
HSL hsl(120 61% 34%)
CMYK cmyk(76, 0, 76, 45)
Luminance 0.1892
Contrast Black 4.78:1White 4.39:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-forest-green: #228B22;
.bg-forest-green { background-color: #228B22; }
.text-forest-green { color: #228B22; }
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Color meaning and use

About Forest Green Color

Forest Green uses HEX #228B22, RGB 34, 139, 34, and HSL 120°, 61%, 34%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and earth tone and jewel tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.1892; black contrast is 4.78:1 and white contrast is 4.39:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Forest Green against black and white text.

Black text4.78:1AA Pass
White text4.39:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Forest Green Color Reference Infographic

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Forest Green color reference infographic showing #228B22, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Forest Green color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#8C228C#8C228C#578C22#578C22#228C57#228C57#22228C#22228C#8C2222#8C2222
Open full Forest Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#3ACF3A#3ACF3A#104210#104210#0F9F0F#0F9F0F#357935#357935#66C766#66C766#00D600#00D600

Pairings

Black#000000#8C228C#8C228C#578C22#578C22#228C57#228C57Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1892
Black text4.78:1AA Pass
White text4.39:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#228B22",
  "rgb": [
    34,
    139,
    34
  ],
  "hsl": [
    120,
    61,
    34
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    76,
    0,
    76,
    45
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1892,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.78,
    "white": 4.39
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#8C228C",
  "analogous": [
    "#578C22",
    "#228C57"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#22228C",
    "#8C2222"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#22578C",
    "#8C228C",
    "#8C5722"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#57228C",
    "#8C2257"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#3ACF3A",
    "#228B22",
    "#104210"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#3ACF3A",
  "dark": "#104210",
  "saturated": "#0F9F0F",
  "desaturated": "#357935",
  "pastel": "#66C766",
  "neon": "#00D600"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#8C228C",
    "#578C22",
    "#228C57"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#357935",
    "#3ACF3A"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#3ACF3A",
    "#357935"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "green",
    "scheeles-green",
    "terre-verte",
    "sea-green",
    "hunter-green"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "forest-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "forest-green-vs-green",
    "forest-green-vs-scheeles-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/forest-green",
    "/wcag/forest-green",
    "/css/colors/forest-green",
    "/hex/228b22",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/forest-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/green",
      "/colors/scheeles-green",
      "/colors/terre-verte",
      "/colors/sea-green",
      "/colors/hunter-green",
      "/compare/forest-green-vs-green",
      "/compare/forest-green-vs-scheeles-green",
      "/harmonies/forest-green",
      "/wcag/forest-green",
      "/css/colors/forest-green",
      "/hex/228b22",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "forest-green",
  "name": "Forest Green",
  "cssName": "forestgreen",
  "hex": "#228B22",
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "earth-tone",
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "forestgreen"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "earth-tone",
    "jewel-tone",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    34,
    139,
    34
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    61,
    34
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    76,
    45
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1892,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.78,
    "white": 4.39
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#8C228C",
    "analogous": [
      "#578C22",
      "#228C57"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#22228C",
      "#8C2222"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#22578C",
      "#8C228C",
      "#8C5722"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#57228C",
      "#8C2257"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#3ACF3A",
      "#228B22",
      "#104210"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#3ACF3A",
    "dark": "#104210",
    "saturated": "#0F9F0F",
    "desaturated": "#357935",
    "pastel": "#66C766",
    "neon": "#00D600"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-forest-green: #228B22;",
    "utility": ".bg-forest-green { background-color: #228B22; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-forest-green { color: #228B22; }"
  },
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    "scheeles-green",
    "terre-verte",
    "sea-green",
    "hunter-green"
  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/css/colors/forest-green",
    "/hex/228b22",
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    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/forest-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/green",
      "/colors/scheeles-green",
      "/colors/terre-verte",
      "/colors/sea-green",
      "/colors/hunter-green",
      "/compare/forest-green-vs-green",
      "/compare/forest-green-vs-scheeles-green",
      "/harmonies/forest-green",
      "/wcag/forest-green",
      "/css/colors/forest-green",
      "/hex/228b22",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#8C228C",
      "#578C22",
      "#228C57"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#357935",
      "#3ACF3A"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#3ACF3A",
      "#357935"
    ]
  }
}
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