Palm Green Color
Palm Green is a green color with hex code #09230F. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with palm green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Palm Green Color Values
What Does Palm Green Mean?
Palm Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Palm Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Palm Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: very dark yellowish green, #173620).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Palm Green
Palm Green and #24091E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #112409 and #09241D, which sit beside palm green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair palm green with triadic partners #100924 and #241009. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Bush —
#0D2E1C(Delta E 5) - English Holly —
#022D15(Delta E 7) - Holly —
#011D13(Delta E 7) - Celtic —
#163222(Delta E 8) - Pine Tree —
#171F04(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #09230F; }
.background { background-color: #09230F; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09230F; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #09230F40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for palm green?
Palm Green has the hex code #09230F. In RGB notation it is rgb(9, 35, 15), in HSL it is hsl(134, 59%, 9%), and its OKLCH value is 0.229, 0.05, 148.7.
What does the color palm green mean?
Green-family colors like palm green carry distinct psychological associations. Palm Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Palm Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with palm green?
Palm Green has three easy routes: its complement #24091E for punch, its neighbors #112409 and #09241D for something calmer, or triadic partners #100924 and #241009 when you want energy.
Is palm green a standard web color?
No — Palm Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #09230F or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make palm green lighter or darker?
To lighten palm green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #C2EFCD (lightest tint) to #020803 (darkest shade).
About Palm Green
Palm Green is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #09230F to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.