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#228000 Color

#228000 is rgb(34, 128, 0) in RGB, hsl(104, 100%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 100%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Napier Green (#2A8000), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#228000
HEX#228000
RGBrgb(34, 128, 0)
HSLhsl(104, 100%, 25%)
HSVhsv(104, 100%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 100%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.17 140.3)
LABlab(46.75% -43.58 49.20)
LCHlch(46.75% 65.72 131.54)

What #228000 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #228000, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#228000 Channel Values

How #228000 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 34 · G 128 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 100% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 100% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.05:1 vs white · 4.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #228000 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #228000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #228000; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #228000

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #228000.

How #228000 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#228000
Protanopia#767603
Protanomaly#5F7A02
Deuteranopia#6C6C11
Deuteranomaly#57740B
Tritanopia#3B7878
Tritanomaly#327B5F
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #228000 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-228000: #228000;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #228000;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-228000': '#228000' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.133, green: 0.502, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_228000">#228000</color>
SVG fillfill="#228000"

More Green Colors

#228000 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#228000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #228000?

#228000 is a dark green — rgb(34, 128, 0) in RGB and hsl(104, 100%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Napier Green (#2A8000), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.72.

What is the RGB value of #228000?

#228000 is rgb(34, 128, 0) — red 34, green 128, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #228000?

#228000 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 100%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #228000 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #228000 scores 5.05:1 against white and 4.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #228000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #228000 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 4.04, which is very hard to tell apart.

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