Skip to the color picker

#229b50 color: Fern Green

#229b50 is rgb(34, 155, 80) in RGB and oklch(60.794% 0.15163 150.883) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

143°
100%

60.8%
0.152
151°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-600
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #229b50

#229b50 is a bright green color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 151°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.58:1 contrast and black text 5.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#009b54). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #229b50 mixed with white

  1. 229b50
  2. 43a561
  3. 5caf73
  4. 72b984
  5. 87c395
  6. 9ccda6
  7. b0d7b8
  8. c4e1c9
  9. d7ebdb
  10. ebf5ed

Darker: #229b50 mixed with black

  1. 229b50
  2. 1c8644
  3. 167239
  4. 115e2e
  5. 0b4b24
  6. 07391a
  7. 032810
  8. 011807
  9. 000902
  10. 000100

Calmer: #229b50 with less saturation

  1. 229b50
  2. 359956
  3. 43975c
  4. 4e9461
  5. 589266
  6. 60906b
  7. 688d70
  8. 6f8b75
  9. 768879
  10. 7c857e

Questions about #229b50

What color is #229b50?

#229b50 is bright green. The closest named color is Fern Green. In RGB it is rgb(34, 155, 80), in HSL hsl(142.81, 64.02%, 37.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.794% 0.15163 150.883).

What colors go well with #229b50?

The complementary color of #229b50 is #b45cac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #768f00 and #009b87. The triadic partners are #627add and #cd5947.

Is white or black text more readable on #229b50?

White text reads better on #229b50: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and black gives 5.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #229b50 a warm or cool color?

#229b50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 151 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.152.