This was more a comment on how the american aesthetic is so prolific that you still think of US currency being green despite it being long past the point where that was true, rather than a comment on what the colors actually are.
color comparison
Historical bill (Very Green) (1998):
Recent bill (not very green) (2013):
(There is a very funny joke in here that I only just noticed, though the color representation is still pretty accurate)
The image I used of the modern $20 is a counterfeit one. Real US currency does not have “MONEY” written on it in cartoon fonts (and also it lacks the eurion constellation). The color gradient is accurate, though.
This was more a comment on how the american aesthetic is so prolific that you still think of US currency being green despite it being long past the point where that was true, rather than a comment on what the colors actually are.
color comparison
Historical bill (Very Green) (1998):

Recent bill (not very green) (2013):

(There is a very funny joke in here that I only just noticed, though the color representation is still pretty accurate)
Tell us the funny joke please
The image I used of the modern $20 is a counterfeit one. Real US currency does not have “MONEY” written on it in cartoon fonts (and also it lacks the eurion constellation). The color gradient is accurate, though.