42 Types of True Green

John Spacey, July 07, 2021

True green is the set of colors perceived as green that originate with pure wavelengths of light in the range 540 to 500 nanometers. Green is a spectral color such that pure green light is a component of sunlight. As a color, pure green isn't shaded with black, tinted with white or tinged with another color. The following palette includes all pure greens in the RGB color space. The number indicated is the wavelength of light in nanometers corresponding to each color.

Green 540 nm
#81ff00

Green 539 nm
#7eff00

Green 538 nm
#7bff00

Green 537 nm
#77ff00

Green 536 nm
#73ff00

Green 535 nm
#70ff00

Green 534 nm
#6cff00

Green 533 nm
#69ff00

Green 532 nm
#65ff00

Green 531 nm
#61ff00

Green 530 nm
#5eff00

Green 529 nm
#5aff00

Green 528 nm
#56ff00

Green 527 nm
#52ff00

Green 526 nm
#4eff00

Green 525 nm
#4aff00

Green 524 nm
#46ff00

Green 523 nm
#42ff00

Green 522 nm
#3eff00

Green 521 nm
#3aff00

Green 520 nm
#36ff00

Green 519 nm
#31ff00

Green 518 nm
#2dff00

Green 517 nm
#28ff00

Green 516 nm
#24ff00

Green 515 nm
#1fff00

Green 514 nm
#1aff00

Green 513 nm
#15ff00

Green 512 nm
#0fff00

Green 511 nm
#09ff00

Green 510 nm
#00ff00

Green 509 nm
#00ff17

Green 508 nm
#00ff28

Green 507 nm
#00ff38

Green 506 nm
#00ff46

Green 505 nm
#00ff54

Green 504 nm
#00ff61

Green 503 nm
#00ff6e

Green 502 nm
#00ff7b

Green 501 nm
#00ff87

Green 500 nm
#00ff92

Green 499 nm
#00ff9e

Generally speaking, true green colors are harsh and bright such that they potentially feel toxic and alien. This is a reason that green colors are often shaded or tinged with other colors such as brown.

Shorter wavelengths are perceived as blue or cyan and longer wavelengths are perceived as yellow. The line between these colors is blurry. A list of all spectral colors can be found here.