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#23902E — Green

#23902E is a green color we call 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 #23902E 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.

#23902E 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 #902385; it also sits naturally between #4E9023 and #239064. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#23902E · RGB 35, 144, 46

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Color values

HEX#23902E
RGB35, 144, 46
HSL126°, 61%, 35%
HSV126°, 76%, 56%
CMYK76%, 0%, 68%, 44%
XYZ11.16, 20.50, 5.95
Yxy20.50, 0.2967, 0.5450
CIE-Lab52.40, -49.99, 42.02
Hunter Lab45.28, -33.35, 22.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 56% · Blue 18%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 68% · Key 44%

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

Previews

Sample text in #23902E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #23902E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #23902E

.text { color: #23902E; }
.background { background-color: #23902E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #23902E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 144, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(126, 61%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #23902E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 144, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #23902E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 144, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#23902E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#23902E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #23902E

#20832A#1D7726#1A6B22#175E1E#14521A#104215#0D3511#0A290D#071D09#041005

Tints of #23902E

#29A836#2FC13D#3ED04D#57D663#73DD7E#8CE395#A5E9AC#BDEFC2#D6F5D9#EFFBF0

Tones of #23902E

#2B8834#32813A#3A7840#427047#4A684D#516153

Color harmonies

Complementary — #902385:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.12:1 AA large only
Against black text5.10:1 AA

Best text color on #23902E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #23902E

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #23902E: ·

How #23902E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #525346Deuteranopia · #4C444BTritanopia · #28585D

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:

Tailwind green 600 · #16A34ABootstrap success · #198754Material Green 500 · #4CAF50

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #23902E rather than the exact color:

Burning Saffron
#248F31 · #51D2A2 · #268190 · #2D62C0
Amber Meadow
#268E27 · #27935B · #3CD3CE · #257CC4
Frozen Garden
#8B4F1E · #A8A62B · #4D7F20 · #259B2D
Electric Whisper
#309030 · #3636A2 · #C44E4E · #C2E2C6
Honey Aurora
#16912A · #28D5A2 · #209FC9 · #1A3AB4
Burning Mosaic
#79B446 · #288330 · #2D906D · #379FB8

Similar colors

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

#248F31#268E27#259B2D#309030#16912A#288330#2B9D30#158E27#298F3D#269E37#1D9A3B#1E8136

Browse neighbouring colors

← #23902D  ·  #23902F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #23902E?

#23902E is Green, a green color (RGB 35, 144, 46). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #23902E?

#23902E is RGB 35, 144, 46 — HSL 126°, 61%, 35% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 68%, 44%.

What colors go with #23902E?

Its complement is #902385; analogous partners are #4E9023 and #239064. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #23902E for text?

Black text on #23902E has a contrast ratio of 5.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.12:1.