Green Color Codes (Shades of Green)
Emerald, forest, olive, mint, sage, kelly, hunter, jade and 30 more shades of green with HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK codes, tints, shades and complements.
Green runs from neon and lime through emerald and jade to the near-black British racing green. This page lists 38 named greens — 20 CSS named greens, like forestgreen and seagreen, plus emerald, jade, magic mint, sage, kelly, hunter, fern, moss and more — with HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK and OKLCH codes, tints and shades, and the complementary color of each.
How to use this tool
- Pick a shade of green.
- Copy the code format you need; CSS names can be used directly.
- Use the tints and shades for hover states, borders and backgrounds.
- Compare all greens in the table or download the chart.
Formula
tint = c + (255 − c) × p · shade = c × (1 − p) · complement = HSL hue + 180°
c is each RGB channel and p the amount (15–75%). Names outside CSS have no official definition, so the codes follow common reference values.
Example
Emerald is #50C878 = rgb(80, 200, 120) = hsl(140, 52.2%, 54.9%). Turning the hue by 180° gives the orchid pink #C850A0 as its complement. Note the CSS quirk: green is only #008000, and the pure screen green #00FF00 is called lime.
Frequently asked questions
Why is CSS "green" so dark?
HTML 3.2 defined green as #008000 back in the 1990s and CSS kept it; full-intensity #00FF00 got the name lime. darkgreen is #006400.
What is the difference between emerald and jade?
Emerald (#50C878) is lighter and slightly yellow-green; jade (#00A86B) is deeper with more blue, from the jadeite stone.
Which greens are easy to read text on?
Light greens such as tea green (#D0F0C0) or pale green take black text; dark ones like hunter green (#355E3B) or British racing green take white. Each shade shows which text color reads better.
Sources
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