Forest Green

Forest Green is a dark, saturated green color with the hex code #228B22 (hue 120°, saturation 61%, lightness 34%). It is also the CSS named color forestgreen.

#228B22

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Forest Green	`#228B22`	34, 139, 34	120°, 61%, 34%	76, 0, 76, 45	55.8% 0.169 143

Contrast with white text 4.39:1, with black text 4.78:1 — use black text on Forest Green.

forestgreen is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: forestgreen works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#D6F5D6

#99E699

#5BD75B

#2DB82D

#1E7B1E

#0F3D0F

Colors that go with Forest Green

Six color schemes built on Forest Green with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Acai Juice (#942193), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Green (CSS) (green): Green (CSS) (#008000) is darker than Forest Green (relative luminance 0.154 vs 0.189) and more saturated, with the same hue.
Sea Green (seagreen): Sea Green (#2E8B57) is about as light as Forest Green (relative luminance 0.197 vs 0.189) and less saturated, with its hue 26° away.
Olive Drab (olivedrab): Olive Drab (#6B8E23) is lighter than Forest Green (relative luminance 0.226 vs 0.189) and equally saturated, with its hue 40° away.
Olive (CSS) (olive): Olive (CSS) (#808000) is about as light as Forest Green (relative luminance 0.200 vs 0.189) and more saturated, with its hue 60° away.

Similar dark green colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Forest Green?

#228B22 — RGB 34, 139, 34, HSL 120°, 61%, 34%.

Is Forest Green a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 120° on the color wheel.