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Green Palette

Green Palette: #008000, #80007F, #408000, #008040. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Green Palette assigns primary #008000, secondary #80007F, surface #408000, background #008040, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Green, Pink, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #80007F at 0.0612 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Green Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#008000Green
Secondary#80007F#80007F
Surface#408000#408000
Background#008040#008040
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-green-primary: #008000;
--palette-green-secondary: #80007F;
--palette-green-surface: #408000;
--palette-green-background: #008040;
--palette-green-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Green Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#008000
Black 4.09:1 · White 5.14:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#80007F
Black 2.22:1 · White 9.44:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#408000
Black 4.31:1 · White 4.88:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#008040
Black 4.16:1 · White 5.05:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Green Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Green Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Green Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1544
Black text4.09:1AA Fail
White text5.14:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#008000",
    "name": "Green"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#80007F",
    "name": "#80007F"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#408000",
    "name": "#408000"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#008040",
    "name": "#008040"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#008000",
    "name": "Green",
    "blackContrast": 4.09,
    "whiteContrast": 5.14,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#80007F",
    "name": "#80007F",
    "blackContrast": 2.22,
    "whiteContrast": 9.44,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#408000",
    "name": "#408000",
    "blackContrast": 4.31,
    "whiteContrast": 4.88,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#008040",
    "name": "#008040",
    "blackContrast": 4.16,
    "whiteContrast": 5.05,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "green palette",
  "generated palette",
  "pink palette",
  "gray palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-green-primary: #008000;\n--palette-green-secondary: #80007F;\n--palette-green-surface: #408000;\n--palette-green-background: #008040;\n--palette-green-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "green",
  "name": "Green Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "green",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Green, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Green Palette combines primary #008000, secondary #80007F, surface #408000, background #008040, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a pink palette, gray palette, jewel tone palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "green palette",
    "generated palette",
    "pink palette",
    "gray palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#008000",
      "slug": "green",
      "name": "Green",
      "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": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/green/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#80007F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#80007F",
      "rgb": [
        128,
        0,
        127
      ],
      "hsl": [
        300,
        100,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        1,
        50
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0612,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.22,
        "white": 9.44
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#408000",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#408000",
      "rgb": [
        64,
        128,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        90,
        100,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        50,
        0,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1653,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.31,
        "white": 4.88
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#008040",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#008040",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        128,
        64
      ],
      "hsl": [
        150,
        100,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        50,
        50
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1581,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.16,
        "white": 5.05
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#008000",
      "name": "Green"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#80007F",
      "name": "#80007F"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#408000",
      "name": "#408000"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#008040",
      "name": "#008040"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#008000",
      "name": "Green",
      "blackContrast": 4.09,
      "whiteContrast": 5.14,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#80007F",
      "name": "#80007F",
      "blackContrast": 2.22,
      "whiteContrast": 9.44,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#408000",
      "name": "#408000",
      "blackContrast": 4.31,
      "whiteContrast": 4.88,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#008040",
      "name": "#008040",
      "blackContrast": 4.16,
      "whiteContrast": 5.05,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-green-primary: #008000;\n--palette-green-secondary: #80007F;\n--palette-green-surface: #408000;\n--palette-green-background: #008040;\n--palette-green-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/green.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/green/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/green.json"
}
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