True Green Color
True Green is a green color with hex code #089404. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with true green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
True Green Color Values
What Does True Green Mean?
True 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, True Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, True Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: vivid yellowish green, #27A64C).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With True Green
True Green and #900495 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 — #519504 and #049548, which sit beside true green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair true green with triadic partners #040995 and #950409. 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
- Grass Green —
#3F9B0B(Delta E 8) - Emerald Green —
#028F1E(Delta E 8) - Grassy Green —
#419C03(Delta E 9) - Irish Green —
#019529(Delta E 10) - Kelly Green —
#02AB2E(Delta E 10)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #089404; }
.background { background-color: #089404; }
.border { border: 2px solid #089404; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #08940440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for true green?
True Green has the hex code #089404. In RGB notation it is rgb(8, 148, 4), in HSL it is hsl(118, 95%, 30%), and its OKLCH value is 0.578, 0.195, 142.4.
What does the color true green mean?
Green-family colors like true green carry distinct psychological associations. True 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, True Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with true green?
True Green has three easy routes: its complement #900495 for punch, its neighbors #519504 and #049548 for something calmer, or triadic partners #040995 and #950409 when you want energy.
Is true green a standard web color?
No — True Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #089404 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make true green lighter or darker?
To lighten true 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 #C5FDC3 (lightest tint) to #011901 (darkest shade).
About True Green
True 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 XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #089404 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.