#228B22 - ForestGreen

The hexadecimal color code #228B22 corresponds to the color "ForestGreen" , which is a shade of Green. This color is a combination of red (at 0,13 level), green (at 0,55 level) and blue (at 0,13 level). Its brightness is 33% and its saturation is 60%. It is composed of red at 16%, green at 67% and blue at 16%. The dominant component is green.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

120
60
33
Official nameForestGreen
Shade of Green
Hex Code #228B22
RGB Code rgb( 34 , 139 , 34)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 13.3% , 54.5% , 13.3% )
HSLhsl( 120 , 60% , 33% )
Complementary
Color
#DD74DD


Variations of #228B22

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #228B22 is the color #E8F3E8

ForestGreen

#228b22

Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #030D03.

ForestGreen

#228b22

Other Shades of Green

Examples of other colors within the Green spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #DD74DD is the color exactly opposite to #228B22 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

ForestGreen

#228B22

Triadic palette

ForestGreen

#228B22



Uses of #228B22 in CSS

When using #228B22 as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #228B22 as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.
You can replace the color code #228B22 with its official name: ForestGreen. You can then write in CSS "background: ForestGreen " for a background of #228B22.

#228B22 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #228B22;  }

div{ background: ForestGreen; }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #228B22;  }

div{ color: ForestGreen; }

Border

#228B22 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #228B22;  }

div{ border: 3px solid ForestGreen; }

Shadow

#228B22 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #228B22; }

div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px ForestGreen; }

Note:
In CSS, the color code #228B22 can be replaced with its official name "".

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