Shades of Green
Green occupies a broad region between yellow and cyan, roughly 70 to 165 degrees on the HSL color wheel, which is why it has more named shades than any other family. It is associated with plants, nature, growth, freshness and environmental themes.
49 green colors, lightest to darkest
Click a swatch to copy its HEX code. Click the name for the full profile with HSL, LAB, OKLCH, harmonies and contrast.
- Tea Greenrgb(208, 240, 192)
C13 M0 Y20 K6 - Pale Greenrgb(152, 251, 152)
C39 M0 Y39 K2 - Celadonrgb(172, 225, 175)
C24 M0 Y22 K12 - Seafoamrgb(159, 226, 191)
C30 M0 Y15 K11 - Light Greenrgb(144, 238, 144)
C39 M0 Y39 K7 - Laurel Greenrgb(169, 186, 157)
C9 M0 Y16 K27 - Inchwormrgb(178, 236, 93)
C25 M0 Y61 K7 - Sagergb(156, 175, 136)
C11 M0 Y22 K31 - Pistachiorgb(147, 197, 114)
C25 M0 Y42 K23 - Green Yellowrgb(173, 255, 47)
C32 M0 Y82 K0 - Mantisrgb(116, 195, 101)
C41 M0 Y48 K24 - Emeraldrgb(80, 200, 120)
C60 M0 Y40 K22 - Asparagusrgb(135, 169, 107)
C20 M0 Y37 K34 - Artichokergb(143, 151, 121)
C5 M0 Y20 K41 - Limergb(0, 255, 0)
C100 M0 Y100 K0 - Chartreusergb(127, 255, 0)
C50 M0 Y100 K0 - Spring Greenrgb(0, 255, 127)
C100 M0 Y50 K0 - Yellow Greenrgb(154, 205, 50)
C25 M0 Y76 K20 - Spring Budrgb(167, 252, 0)
C34 M0 Y100 K1 - Mossrgb(138, 154, 91)
C10 M0 Y41 K40 - Mintrgb(62, 180, 137)
C66 M0 Y24 K29 - Medium Sea Greenrgb(60, 179, 113)
C66 M0 Y37 K30 - Jungle Greenrgb(41, 171, 135)
C76 M0 Y21 K33 - Kelly Greenrgb(76, 187, 23)
C59 M0 Y88 K27 - Light Sea Greenrgb(32, 178, 170)
C82 M0 Y4 K30 - Viridianrgb(64, 130, 109)
C51 M0 Y16 K49 - Fernrgb(79, 121, 66)
C35 M0 Y45 K53 - Sea Greenrgb(46, 139, 87)
C67 M0 Y37 K45 - Apple Greenrgb(141, 182, 0)
C23 M0 Y100 K29 - Olive Drabrgb(107, 142, 35)
C25 M0 Y75 K44 - Forest Greenrgb(34, 139, 34)
C76 M0 Y76 K45 - Jadergb(0, 168, 107)
C100 M0 Y36 K34 - Sap Greenrgb(80, 125, 42)
C36 M0 Y66 K51 - Persian Greenrgb(0, 166, 147)
C100 M0 Y11 K35 - Shamrockrgb(0, 158, 96)
C100 M0 Y39 K38 - Dark Olive Greenrgb(85, 107, 47)
C21 M0 Y56 K58 - Hunter Greenrgb(53, 94, 59)
C44 M0 Y37 K63 - Islamic Greenrgb(0, 144, 0)
C100 M0 Y100 K44 - Avocadorgb(86, 130, 3)
C34 M0 Y98 K49 - Greenrgb(0, 128, 0)
C100 M0 Y100 K50 - Olivergb(128, 128, 0)
C0 M0 Y100 K50 - Pinergb(1, 121, 111)
C99 M0 Y8 K53 - Army Greenrgb(75, 83, 32)
C10 M0 Y61 K67 - Dartmouth Greenrgb(0, 112, 60)
C100 M0 Y46 K56 - Cadmium Greenrgb(0, 107, 60)
C100 M0 Y44 K58 - Dark Greenrgb(0, 100, 0)
C100 M0 Y100 K61 - Myrtlergb(33, 66, 30)
C50 M0 Y55 K74 - Phthalo Greenrgb(18, 53, 36)
C66 M0 Y32 K79 - British Racing Greenrgb(0, 66, 37)
C100 M0 Y44 K74
Tints and shades of green #008000
A perceptual 50 to 950 scale built from the pure green. Same hue, stepped lightness.
Build this scale from any color with the color scale tool, or get it as a Tailwind config from the Tailwind palette generator.
Light, medium and dark green
Green tints become fresh and pastel, reduced saturation creates sage and olive tones, and darker shades feel forest-like. Classic examples include Light Green #90EE90, Forest Green #228B22 and Dark Green #006400.
How to use green in design
Green contrasts with red and red-purple hues and combines analogously with yellow-green, teal and cyan. Bright RGB greens are among the hardest colors to reproduce in CMYK, making print proofs essential for brand-critical greens. See what colors make green.
FAQ
What is the HEX code for green?
The standard CSS named green is #008000. Brighter RGB green is #00FF00, which CSS calls lime.
What is a classic shade of green?
Forest Green #228B22 is a familiar dark natural green. Lime Green #32CD32 provides a much brighter alternative.
What colors go with green?
Red provides complementary contrast. Yellow, teal, blue, cream, brown and neutral colors also pair effectively with green.