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Color reference

Forest Green #228B22

Forest Green is the CSS named color forestgreen at #228B22, a dark, moderately saturated green.

Forest Green is the CSS named color keyword forestgreen, standardized at #228B22 in sRGB.

Forest Green #228B22 4.78:1 with black text

Color values

HEX#228B22
RGBrgb(34, 139, 34)
HSLhsl(120 61% 34%)
HSV120°, 76%, 55%
CMYK76%, 0%, 76%, 45%

HEX/RGB/HSL/HSV are deterministic sRGB representations. CMYK here is a mathematical approximation, not a printer-profile conversion.

Black or white text?

Black text 4.78:1 — AA normal text passes
White text 4.39:1 — AA normal text fails

AA normal text: black passes; white fails.

AA large text: black passes; white passes.

WCAG contrast thresholds use 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text. Do not round a near-threshold result upward when testing conformance.

Tints and shades of Forest Green

These steps are computed by RGB-mixing #228B22 toward white or black. They are generated values, not official named colors.

80% tint #D3E8D3
60% tint #A7D1A7
40% tint #7AB97A
20% tint #4EA24E
Base #228B22
20% shade #1B6F1B
40% shade #145314
60% shade #0E380E
80% shade #071C07

Need more control? Use the Tints and Shades Generator or Lighten / Darken tool.

CSS usage

.example {
  color: #000000;
  background-color: forestgreen;
}

You can use either forestgreen or #228B22 in CSS; both resolve to the same sRGB color.