Colour

#229A23

#229A23
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#229A23 is a green with RGB values 34, 154, 35 and HSL 121°, 64%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#229A23

RGBrgb(34, 154, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6039, 0.1373

RGB percentages13.3%, 60.4%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(120.5, 63.8%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120.5, 77.9%, 60.4%)

CMYK77.9%, 0%, 77.3%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,267,683

CSS custom property--colour: #229A23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#DD65DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D8B07no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#908230no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Tritanopia#009583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 8.5 Green · ΔE 9.8 Dark green · ΔE 23.7 Limegreen · ΔE 24.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 26.3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9A2299

Analogous#5D9A22, #229A5F

Triadic#23229A, #9A2322

Split complementary#5F229A, #9A225D

Tetradic#225D9A, #9A2299, #9A5F22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9EEA9F

Lighter +30%#75E075

Lighter +20%#4BD74C

Lighter +10%#2BC42C

Darker −10%#19701A

Darker −20%#104610

Darker −30%#061D07

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0AB20C

Less saturated −25%#39833A

Channel breakdown

R34

G154

B35

Red34 (13.3%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue120.5°

Saturation (HSL)63.83%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 22 · G 9A · B 23

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