Palettes / Colors / #287C09

#287C09 — Deep Vivid Green

#287C09 is a green color we call Deep Vivid 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 #287C09 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.

#287C09 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 #5D097B; it also sits naturally between #617B09 and #097B24. 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 16% · Green 49% · Blue 4%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 93% · Key 51%

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

Previews

CSS code for #287C09

.text { color: #287C09; }
.background { background-color: #287C09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #287C09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 124, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 86%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #287C09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 124, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #287C09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 124, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#287C09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#287C09">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D097B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #287C09: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #287C09

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 #287C09 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 #287C09 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

← #287C08  ·  #287C0A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #287C09?

#287C09 is Deep Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 40, 124, 9). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #287C09?

#287C09 is RGB 40, 124, 9 — HSL 104°, 86%, 26% — CMYK 68%, 0%, 93%, 51%.

What colors go with #287C09?

Its complement is #5D097B; analogous partners are #617B09 and #097B24. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #287C09 for text?

White text on #287C09 has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.98:1.