#088D28
Closest named color: Forest Green (#228B22). oklch(56% 0.172 145.2), rgb(8, 141, 40).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.85:1).
About this color
#088D28 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.172 and its hue 145°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Forest Green (#228B22) |
| Black text | 4.85:1 |
| White text | 4.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #088D28 |
| RGB | rgb(8, 141, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(134, 89%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.172 145.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #088D28 | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #088D28 | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc 34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #088D28 text on white | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #088D28 text on black | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc -32.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F1F7F1
oklch(97% 0.01 145.5)
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Step 100
100
#E1EEE1
oklch(93.6% 0.022 145.4)
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Step 200
200
#C8E1C8
oklch(88.4% 0.043 145.2)
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Step 300
300
#A1CEA2
oklch(80.8% 0.077 145.4)
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Step 400
400
#6CB56F
oklch(70.7% 0.124 145)
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Step 500
500
#3DA147
oklch(63% 0.158 145.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#088D28
oklch(56% 0.172 145.2)
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Step 700
700
#00761E
oklch(49.2% 0.154 145.2)
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Step 800
800
#016117
oklch(42.8% 0.134 145.1)
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Step 900
900
#124F1A
oklch(37.7% 0.104 145.1)
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Step 950
950
#0D2E11
oklch(26.8% 0.064 145.7)
#088D28 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8F7F19 | 0.128 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #837632 | 0.129 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #008979 | 0.108 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #088D28
#088D28
oklch(56% 0.172 145.2)
- #A549AB
#A549AB
oklch(56.1% 0.172 325.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #088D28, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #088D28.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Forest Green #228B22 ΔE 0.008
- Emerald Green #028F1E ΔE 0.010
- Kelley Green #009337 ΔE 0.020
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.024
- True Green #089404 ΔE 0.030
- Dark Grass Green #388004 ΔE 0.039
- Green #008000 ΔE 0.042
- Tree Green #2A7E19 ΔE 0.043
Use #088D28 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.