≈ Darkest Forest

#283201 is closest to Darkest Forest in our library. Darkest Forest (#283201) is a dark, muted green with a balanced feel. It has a hue angle of 72° and a lightness of 30%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.

#283201≈ Darkest Forest

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About this color

What Darkest Forest looks like, feels like and where it works.

Description

Darkest Forest (#283201) is a dark, muted green with a balanced feel. It has a hue angle of 72° and a lightness of 30%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.

Psychology

Green is restful for the eye and linked to nature, health and growth. Muted greens calm, while vivid greens feel fresh, techy and energetic. As a dark shade, Darkest Forest feels weighty and serious.

Meaning

Green means go, growth and renewal, and money in the United States. It is also a sacred color in Islam and a symbol of luck in Ireland.

Why use this color

Darkest Forest is an easy supporting color. It carries white text well, so it works as a button, header or badge background. Pair it with its tints and shades for a complete scale.

Applications

Wellness, health and organic brands
Finance and sustainability
Success and confirmation states
Outdoor and nature design

History

Verdigris and malachite were early greens. Scheele's green, a bright copper-arsenic pigment from 1775, colored wallpaper and fabric before it was found to be poisonous.

Accessibility

White text on Darkest Forest has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA); black text has 1.54:1 (fails). WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text and interface parts. Red and green are the pair most often confused in color blindness, so never use this color alone to mean success or error: add an icon or label.