Nearest-color comparison

Forest Green vs Green

Forest Green and Green are different green colors with HEX values #228B22 and #008000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 49.3, their contrast ratio is 1.17:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Forest Green and Green are visually related colors. Forest Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.17:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Forest Green#228B22

Green#008000

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Forest Green and Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance49.3

Pair contrast1.17:1

Luminance delta0.0348

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorForest Green

More saturatedGreen

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Forest Green

Forest Green is #228B22, a cool green color with earth tone and jewel tone character. Compared with Green, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#228B22 RGB34, 139, 34 HSL120, 61, 34 CMYK76, 0, 76, 45 Luminance0.1892 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Green

Green is #008000, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Forest Green, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#008000 RGB0, 128, 0 HSL120, 100, 25 CMYK100, 0, 100, 50 Luminance0.1544 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Forest Green or Green

Choose Forest GreenForest Green is better when the design needs earth tone and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #228B22.

Choose GreenGreen is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008000.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyForest GreenGreen

HEX#228B22#008000

RGB34, 139, 340, 128, 0

HSL120, 61, 34120, 100, 25

CMYK76, 0, 76, 45100, 0, 100, 50

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneEarth Tone, Jewel ToneJewel Tone

Luminance0.18920.1544

Black contrast4.78:14.09:1

White contrast4.39:15.14:1

Shared tonesJewel Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Forest Greenblack text - 4.78:1

Greenwhite text - 5.14:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Forest Green#228B22

Green#008000

#3ACF3A#3ACF3A

#00DB00#00DB00

#8C228C#8C228C

#80007F#80007F

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "forest-green",
    "name": "Forest Green",
    "hex": "#228B22",
    "rgb": [
      34,
      139,
      34
    ],
    "hsl": [
      120,
      61,
      34
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      76,
      0,
      76,
      45
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone",
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1892,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.78,
      "white": 4.39
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.78
    },
    "description": "Forest Green is #228B22, a cool green color with earth tone and jewel tone character. Compared with Green, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/forest-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "green",
    "name": "Green",
    "hex": "#008000",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      128,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      120,
      100,
      25
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      0,
      100,
      50
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1544,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.09,
      "white": 5.14
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.14
    },
    "description": "Green is #008000, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Forest Green, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 49.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.17,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 39,
    "lightness": 9
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0348,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Forest Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Green"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.17,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Forest Green",
      "background": "#228B22",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.78
    },
    {
      "color": "Green",
      "background": "#008000",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.14
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Forest Green is better when the design needs earth tone and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #228B22.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Green is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008000.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/forest-green-vs-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "forest-green-vs-green",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Forest Green vs Green",
  "verdict": "Forest Green and Green are visually related colors. Forest Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.17:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "summary": "Forest Green and Green are different green colors with HEX values #228B22 and #008000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 49.3, their contrast ratio is 1.17:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
  "rgbDistance": 49.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.17,
  "colors": [
    {
      "slug": "forest-green",
      "name": "Forest Green",
      "hex": "#228B22",
      "rgb": [
        34,
        139,
        34
      ],
      "hsl": [
        120,
        61,
        34
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        76,
        0,
        76,
        45
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1892,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.78,
        "white": 4.39
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 4.78
      },
      "description": "Forest Green is #228B22, a cool green color with earth tone and jewel tone character. Compared with Green, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/forest-green/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "green",
      "name": "Green",
      "hex": "#008000",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        128,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        120,
        100,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1544,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.09,
        "white": 5.14
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 5.14
      },
      "description": "Green is #008000, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Forest Green, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/green/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json"
    }
  ],
  "differences": {
    "rgbDistance": 49.3,
    "contrastRatio": 1.17,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 0,
      "saturation": 39,
      "lightness": 9
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0348,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "lighterColor": "Forest Green",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Green"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.17,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
      {
        "color": "Forest Green",
        "background": "#228B22",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 4.78
      },
      {
        "color": "Green",
        "background": "#008000",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 5.14
      }
    ]
  },
  "useCases": {
    "chooseFirstWhen": "Forest Green is better when the design needs earth tone and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #228B22.",
    "chooseSecondWhen": "Green is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008000.",
    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
  },
  "relatedApi": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/forest-green-vs-green.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/forest-green-vs-green/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/forest-green-vs-green.json"
}