Forest Green on Beige: Contrast Check

Forest Green (#228B22) on beige (#F5F5DC) has a 3.97:1 contrast ratio. It passes AA for large text, but fails for normal text.

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rgb(34, 139, 34)

rgb(245, 245, 220)

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Normal text · 16 px

This is how your text will look.

Large text · 32 px

A little contrast matters.

Large text: at least 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold.

3.97:1

Text contrast ratio

Below AA for normal text.

AA · Normal text

4.5:1 required

Fail

AA · Large text

3:1 required

Pass

AAA · Normal text

7:1 required

Fail

AAA · Large text

4.5:1 required

Fail

Pass or fail uses the unrounded ratio.

WCAG 2.2 · SC 1.4.3 and 1.4.6 · Opaque sRGB text pairs

Large text: at least 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold.

View calculation

Foreground luminance: 0.18920812076002244. Background luminance: 0.8988459998705022. Ratio = (lighter + 0.05) / (darker + 0.05) = 3.966612825918231. Thresholds use this unrounded value.

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Using forest green on beige

Forest Green text gives a beige panel a dark, warm-toned anchor. The measurement assumes a flat beige fill, so a paper texture would need another check.

WCAG text contrast results

Text criterionRequired ratioResult
AA normal text4.5:1Fail
AA large text3:1Pass
AAA normal text7:1Fail
AAA large text4.5:1Fail

This pair passes AA for large text, but fails for normal text. The displayed ratio is rounded to two decimal places; every decision uses the full calculation.

Choose the result for your text size

A 16 px regular label uses the normal-text result. A 24 px regular heading qualifies as large text. Here that distinction changes the AA result: the heading passes, while the label fails. If a small label fails, try a different color before making the label larger.

.pair-example {
  color: #228B22;
  background-color: #F5F5DC;
  font-size: 16px;
}

Try the reverse pair

Use Swap colors to put beige text on forest green. The ratio remains 3.97:1, but the page can feel very different when most of it becomes forest green. Check the new arrangement with real text and the surrounding layout.

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