RAL and NCS values are nearest equivalents, not official designations.
In Western cultures, green often signifies prosperity and renewal, while in some Eastern traditions, it represents fertility and harmony. Contrastingly, in certain contexts, green can also evoke feelings of jealousy or inexperience.
The term 'green' originates from the Old English 'grene', which is related to the Proto-Germanic 'grōni', meaning 'to grow'. In ancient Egypt, around 3000 BCE, green pigments derived from malachite were used in tomb paintings, illustrating its historical significance.
Ranked by CIE76 ΔE — the perceptual distance from Green. Lower ΔE means a closer match (below ~2 is barely distinguishable).
All 40 Greens →Nine steps of Green by lightness — from #004300 (darkest) to #7ABD7A (lightest). Click any to copy.
Sitting opposite Green at 300° on the color wheel, these give the highest-contrast pairings.
Curated 5-color combinations featuring Green.
A 50–900 tonal scale with Green anchored at 500 — ready to drop into a design system. Click any step to copy.
Works well as text on light backgrounds; fails on dark.
Thresholds: AA needs 4.5:1 (normal text) / 3:1 (large); AAA needs 7:1 / 4.5:1. Large = 18pt+ or 14pt+ bold.
Copy-ready values for CSS, screen and print, plus the extra conversions designers reach for.
color: green; color-mix(in srgb, green 70%, white) 120°, 100%, 50% 100, 0, 100, 50 32768 #009900 How Green appears to viewers with the three main types of color blindness (~1 in 12 men, 1 in 200 women). Simulated approximations.