Palettes / Colors / #28A930

#28A930 — Green

#28A930 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 #28A930 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.

#28A930 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 #A928A1; it also sits naturally between #60A928 and #28A971. 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 66% · Blue 19%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 72% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28A930

.text { color: #28A930; }
.background { background-color: #28A930; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28A930; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 169, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 62%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28A930; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 169, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28A930; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 169, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#28A930">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28A930">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A928A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28A930: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28A930

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 #28A930 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 #28A930 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

← #28A92F  ·  #28A931 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #28A930?

#28A930 is Green, a green color (RGB 40, 169, 48). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28A930?

#28A930 is RGB 40, 169, 48 — HSL 124°, 62%, 41% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 72%, 34%.

What colors go with #28A930?

Its complement is #A928A1; analogous partners are #60A928 and #28A971. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28A930 for text?

Black text on #28A930 has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.