Palettes / Colors / #226830

#226830 — Deep Muted Green

#226830 is a green color we call Deep Muted 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 #226830 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.

#226830 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #68225A; it also sits naturally between #376822 and #226853. 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 13% · Green 41% · Blue 19%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 54% · Key 59%

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

Previews

CSS code for #226830

.text { color: #226830; }
.background { background-color: #226830; }
.border { border: 3px solid #226830; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(34, 104, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(132, 51%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #226830; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(34, 104, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #226830; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(34, 104, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#226830">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#226830">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68225A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #226830: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #226830

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 #226830 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 #226830 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

← #22682F  ·  #226831 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #226830?

#226830 is Deep Muted Green, a green color (RGB 34, 104, 48). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #226830?

#226830 is RGB 34, 104, 48 — HSL 132°, 51%, 27% — CMYK 67%, 0%, 54%, 59%.

What colors go with #226830?

Its complement is #68225A; analogous partners are #376822 and #226853. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #226830 for text?

White text on #226830 has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.09:1.