HEX atlas value

#238B23

#238B23 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 35, 139, 35, HSL 120, 60%, 34%, has luminance 0.1894, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#238B23 Sample readable text

HEX #238B23

RGB rgb(35, 139, 35)

HSL hsl(120 60% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(75, 0, 75, 45)

Luminance 0.1894

Contrast Black 4.79:1White 4.39:1

CSS

--color-238b23: #238B23;
.background-238b23 { background-color: #238B23; }
.text-238b23 { color: #238B23; }

Luminance0.1894

Black text4.79:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#238B23","rgb":[35,139,35],"hsl":[120,60,34],"cmyk":[75,0,75,45],"luminance":0.1894,"contrast":{"black":4.79,"white":4.39}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#104110","hex":"#104110","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3BCE3B","hex":"#3BCE3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.08,"contrastWhite":2.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8B238B","hex":"#8B238B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.71,"contrastWhite":7.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#109E10","hex":"#109E10","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.92,"contrastWhite":3.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Forest Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/238b23.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8B238B","analogous":["#578B23","#238B57"],"triadic":["#23238B","#8B2323"],"tetradic":["#23578B","#8B238B","#8B5723"],"splitComplementary":["#57238B","#8B2357"],"monochromatic":["#3BCE3B","#238B23","#104110"]}

Variants

{"light":"#3BCE3B","dark":"#104110","saturated":"#109E10","desaturated":"#367836","pastel":"#67C567","neon":"#00D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":1.4142135623730951},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":50.299105359837164},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":50.70502933634887},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":53.150729063673246},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":53.53503525729669}]

HEX meaning and use

About #238B23

#238B23 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #238B23 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 35, 139, and 35, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 120deg with 60% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1894, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 1.41, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.79:1AA Pass

White text4.39:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #238B23 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.79:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#104110#FFFFFF text · best 11.76:1#104110

#3BCE3B#000000 text · best 10.08:1#3BCE3B

#8B238B#FFFFFF text · best 7.74:1#8B238B

Terre Verte#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#385E0F

#109E10#000000 text · best 5.92:1#109E10

Generated Palette

#238B23#238B23

#8B238B#8B238B

#578B23#578B23

#238B57#238B57

#3BCE3B#3BCE3B

#104110#104110

Color Harmonies

#8B238B#8B238B

#578B23#578B23

#238B57#238B57

#23238B#23238B

#8B2323#8B2323

Variants

#3BCE3B#3BCE3B

#104110#104110

#109E10#109E10

#367836#367836

#67C567#67C567

#00D600#00D600

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Scheele Green#478800

Green#008000

Sea Green#2E8B57

Terre Verte#385E0F

#238B23

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #238B23

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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