Color
#228e1a
#228e1argb(34, 142, 26)hsl(116, 69%, 33%)oklch(0.566 0.177 142.1)Colors that go with #228e1a
Royal Blue, Charcoal and Crimson lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #228e1a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #228e1a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #228e1a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #228e1a: 5 real palettes, including Xbox's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #228e1a in 6 real palettes, including Instacart's brand system and Acer's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Orchid #9932cc
complementaryDark Orchid sits directly opposite #228e1a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Medium Violet Red #c71585
split-complementshippedMedium Violet Red is a split-complement of #228e1a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped3 real palettes, including Telehealth and Paramount+'s brand system put Midnight Blue beside #228e1a, as the text colour against it.
Real palettes that use #228e1a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #228e1a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.24:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.95:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #228e1a as the background.
Brands using this color
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #228e1a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/228e1a-a2bea3-8f4edf-1f2d24-eef1e9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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