Forest Green

Forest green is deep, traditional, institutional — the green of universities, parks departments, and heritage brands. It passes white text easily, making it a workhorse dark accent.

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Values in every format

HEX: #228b22
RGB: rgb(34, 139, 34)
HSL: hsl(120, 61%, 34%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.558 0.169 142.9)
CMYK: cmyk(75.5%, 0%, 75.5%, 45.5%)

Hue family: Green · closest CSS name: forestgreen. Convert this color

Perceptual shade scale

Eleven even steps from 50 to 950, computed in OKLCH — the starred stop is #228B22 itself.

50#e8ffe6
100#cefcca
200#b4f2b0
300#96e391
400#72cb6e
500#50b34d
600#2f9a2e
700 ★#228b22
800#006504
900#004d02
950#003001

Build a full system from #228B22

Harmonies with forest green

Complementary

Maximum contrast — use one side for action, the other sparingly.

#228b22 #8b228b

Analogous

Neighbors on the wheel — calm, cohesive, hard to get wrong.

#568b22 #228b22 #228b56

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues — vibrant, needs one clear leader.

#228b22 #22228b #8b2222

Measured contrast

on white4.39:1 · AA large only

on black4.78:1 · AA normal ✓

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