Palettes / Colors / #147136

#147136 — Deep Green

#147136 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #147136 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#147136 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #71144F; it also sits naturally between #207114 and #147164. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 44% · Blue 21%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 52% · Key 56%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #147136

.text { color: #147136; }
.background { background-color: #147136; }
.border { border: 3px solid #147136; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 113, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(142, 70%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #147136; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 113, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #147136; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 113, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#147136">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#147136">Div content here</div>

Shades of #147136

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71144F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #147136: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #147136

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #147136 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #147136 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #147136?

#147136 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 20, 113, 54). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #147136?

#147136 is RGB 20, 113, 54 — HSL 142°, 70%, 26% — CMYK 82%, 0%, 52%, 56%.

What colors go with #147136?

Its complement is #71144F; analogous partners are #207114 and #147164. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #147136 for text?

White text on #147136 has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.