Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind green-900 #14532D

Tailwind CSS v3's green-900 is #14532D. It is a dark muted green in the green family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.393, chroma 0.090 and hue 152.5°. The nearest CSS named color is darkgreen (#006400), ΔE2000 11.1 away.

Relative luminance
0.0652
OKLCH L · C · h
0.393 · 0.090 · 152.5
Best text
White 9.11:1
Hue family
Green
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#14532D color codes

HEX
#14532D
RGB
rgb(20, 83, 45)
HSL
hsl(144, 61%, 20%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.393 0.090 152.5)
OKLab
oklab(0.393 -0.080 0.041)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 30.70, a* -29.49, b* 16.69
XYZ (D65)
X 3.86, Y 6.52, Z 3.54
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(76%, 0%, 46%, 67%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #14532D accessible?

White text on it reaches 9.11:1, passing AAA. Black text fails at 2.30:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    2.30:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +13

  • White text on it

    9.11:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −95

  • As text on black

    2.30:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −11

  • As text on white

    9.11:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +90

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #14532D 9.11:1

    It already reaches 9.11:1 on white, so no change is needed.

  • For text on black

    #468158 4.54:1

    Lightening its OKLCH lightness from 0.39 to 0.55 reaches 4.54:1 on black, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

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Studio

Adjust #14532D live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #14532D

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #14532D sits at step 800.

  1. 50#DEFFE6
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.55
  2. 100#C7FAD4
    White
    1.16
    Black
    18.05
  3. 200#B1E7BF
    White
    1.39
    Black
    15.05
  4. 300#94CEA4
    White
    1.80
    Black
    11.62
  5. 400#76B287
    White
    2.47
    Black
    8.48
  6. 500#5A966C
    White
    3.49
    Black
    6.01
  7. 600#437E55
    White
    4.82
    Black
    4.35
  8. 700#2C6640
    White
    6.81
    Black
    3.08
  9. 800This color#14532D
    White
    9.11
    Black
    2.30
  10. 900#003316
    White
    14.14
    Black
    1.48
  11. 950#001C09
    White
    17.94
    Black
    1.17

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 green scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#F0FDF4
    White
    1.04
    Black
    20.06
  2. 100#DCFCE7
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.12
  3. 200#BBF7D0
    White
    1.21
    Black
    17.32
  4. 300#86EFAC
    White
    1.40
    Black
    14.95
  5. 400#4ADE80
    White
    1.74
    Black
    12.05
  6. 500#22C55E
    White
    2.27
    Black
    9.21
  7. 600#16A34A
    White
    3.29
    Black
    6.37
  8. 700#15803D
    White
    5.01
    Black
    4.18
  9. 800#166534
    White
    7.13
    Black
    2.94
  10. 900This color#14532D
    White
    9.11
    Black
    2.30
  11. 950#052E16
    White
    14.90
    Black
    1.40

Gamut

How vivid #14532D can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.102; #14532D uses 88% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.142 there: 39% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.090
sRGB edge
0.102
Display P3 edge
0.142
Rec. 2020 edge
0.222
Dominant wavelength
536 nm
Excitation purity
31%
Chromaticity
x 0.2770, y 0.4688
  • This color#14532D
  • Most vivid in sRGB#005529
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.393 0.142 152.5)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #14532d;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0 0.343 0.1323); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #14532D

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#8AA996
  • OKLab50%#89A690
  • OKLCH50%#89A690

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#0A2A17
  • OKLab50%#031B0B
  • OKLCH50%#031B0B

Its complement #61325A

  • sRGB50%#3B4344
  • OKLab50%#454645
  • OKLCH50%#663901
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #14532d, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #14532d 50%, white);

In use

#14532D in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:19.11:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:19.11:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:19.11:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:19.11:1 Passes

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:19.11:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.05:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.05:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.05:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #4D8960 4.51:1

Color vision

How #14532D looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 22.1; tritanopia changes it least, 11.5.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #534C2A ΔE2000 18.2

    Distinct

    Reads as dark muted brown

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #4B4630 ΔE2000 18.4

    Distinct

    Reads as dark grayish brown

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #00524A ΔE2000 11.5

    Distinct

    Reads as dark muted teal

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #484848 ΔE2000 22.1

    Distinct

    Reads as dark gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #61325A. Their lightness contrast is only 1.09:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#14532D · #61325A51.3Stays distinct
Protanopia#534C2A · #313E5B30.7Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#4B4630 · #3E455922.5Stays distinct
Tritanopia#00524A · #65354244.0Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#484848 · #4343431.7Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #14532D

Its complement is #61325A, a dark muted magenta.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#14532D
  • Complement#61325A

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#3D4D0A
  • Base#14532D
  • +30°#005249

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#14532D
  • +120°#364175
  • +240°#6E3125

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#14532D
  • +150°#4F386D
  • +210°#6C2E41

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-green-900: #14532d;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as green-900;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        green: { 900: '#14532d' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own green-900; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-green-900: oklch(0.393 0.090 152.5);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "green-900": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.0784, 0.3255, 0.1765],
        "hex": "#14532d"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 green-900"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let green900 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.078, green: 0.325, blue: 0.176, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Green900 = Color(0xFF14532D)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #14532D in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.