Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Green

Green color #008000: RGB 0, 128, 0 and HSL 120°, 100%, 25%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#008000 green cool jewel-tone
HEX #008000
RGB rgb(0, 128, 0)
HSL hsl(120 100% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(100, 0, 100, 50)
Luminance 0.1544
Contrast Black 4.09:1White 5.14:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-green: #008000;
.bg-green { background-color: #008000; }
.text-green { color: #008000; }
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Color meaning and use

About Green Color

Green uses HEX #008000, RGB 0, 128, 0, and HSL 120°, 100%, 25%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and jewel tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.1544; black contrast is 4.09:1 and white contrast is 5.14:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Green against black and white text.

Black text4.09:1AA Fail
White text5.14:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Green Color Reference Infographic

Save a high-resolution infographic of Green, including its color values, coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.

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Green color reference infographic showing #008000, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Green color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#80007F#80007F#408000#408000#008040#008040Navy Blue#000080Maroon#800000
Open full Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#00DB00#00DB00#002400#002400Green#008000#0E710E#0E710E#13EC13#13EC13#00A800#00A800

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#80007F#80007F#408000#408000#008040#008040Matte 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
Luminance0.1544
Black text4.09:1AA Fail
White text5.14:1AA Pass
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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#008000",
  "rgb": [
    0,
    128,
    0
  ],
  "hsl": [
    120,
    100,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    100,
    0,
    100,
    50
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1544,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.09,
    "white": 5.14
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#80007F",
  "analogous": [
    "#408000",
    "#008040"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#000080",
    "#800000"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#004080",
    "#80007F",
    "#804000"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#400080",
    "#800040"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#00DB00",
    "#008000",
    "#002400"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#00DB00",
  "dark": "#002400",
  "saturated": "#008000",
  "desaturated": "#0E710E",
  "pastel": "#13EC13",
  "neon": "#00A800"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#80007F",
    "#408000",
    "#008040"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#0E710E",
    "#00DB00"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#00DB00",
    "#0E710E"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "dark-green",
    "emerald-dark",
    "forest-green",
    "terre-verte",
    "scheeles-green"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "dark-green-vs-green",
    "emerald-dark-vs-green",
    "forest-green-vs-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/green",
    "/wcag/green",
    "/css/colors/green",
    "/hex/008000",
    "/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/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/dark-green",
      "/colors/emerald-dark",
      "/colors/forest-green",
      "/colors/terre-verte",
      "/colors/scheeles-green",
      "/compare/dark-green-vs-green",
      "/compare/emerald-dark-vs-green",
      "/compare/forest-green-vs-green",
      "/harmonies/green",
      "/wcag/green",
      "/css/colors/green",
      "/hex/008000",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "green",
  "name": "Green",
  "cssName": "green",
  "hex": "#008000",
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "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": [
    "green"
  ],
  "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",
    "jewel-tone",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 82,
  "rgb": [
    0,
    128,
    0
  ],
  "hsl": [
    120,
    100,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    100,
    0,
    100,
    50
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1544,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.09,
    "white": 5.14
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#80007F",
    "analogous": [
      "#408000",
      "#008040"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#000080",
      "#800000"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#004080",
      "#80007F",
      "#804000"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#400080",
      "#800040"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#00DB00",
      "#008000",
      "#002400"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#00DB00",
    "dark": "#002400",
    "saturated": "#008000",
    "desaturated": "#0E710E",
    "pastel": "#13EC13",
    "neon": "#00A800"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-green: #008000;",
    "utility": ".bg-green { background-color: #008000; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-green { color: #008000; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "dark-green",
    "emerald-dark",
    "forest-green",
    "terre-verte",
    "scheeles-green"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "dark-green-vs-green",
    "emerald-dark-vs-green",
    "forest-green-vs-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/green",
    "/wcag/green",
    "/css/colors/green",
    "/hex/008000",
    "/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/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/dark-green",
      "/colors/emerald-dark",
      "/colors/forest-green",
      "/colors/terre-verte",
      "/colors/scheeles-green",
      "/compare/dark-green-vs-green",
      "/compare/emerald-dark-vs-green",
      "/compare/forest-green-vs-green",
      "/harmonies/green",
      "/wcag/green",
      "/css/colors/green",
      "/hex/008000",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#80007F",
      "#408000",
      "#008040"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#0E710E",
      "#00DB00"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#00DB00",
      "#0E710E"
    ]
  }
}
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