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#224409 color: Forest Green

#224409 is rgb(34, 68, 9) in RGB and oklch(34.76% 0.09341 135.36) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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95°
100%

34.8%
0.093
135°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Taupe
  • green-900
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #224409

#224409 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 34.8% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 135°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.06:1 contrast and black text 1.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#154406). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-900.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #224409 mixed with white

  1. 224409
  2. 365524
  3. 4a673b
  4. 5f7852
  5. 748b69
  6. 8a9d81
  7. a0b099
  8. b7c3b2
  9. cfd7cb
  10. e7ebe5

Darker: #224409 mixed with black

  1. 224409
  2. 1c3a07
  3. 163005
  4. 112603
  5. 0b1d02
  6. 071401
  7. 030c01
  8. 010500
  9. 000200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #224409 with less saturation

  1. 224409
  2. 254311
  3. 284218
  4. 2a411d
  5. 2d4022
  6. 2f3f27
  7. 313e2b
  8. 343d2f
  9. 363c33
  10. 383b36

Questions about #224409

What color is #224409?

#224409 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Forest Green. In RGB it is rgb(34, 68, 9), in HSL hsl(94.58, 76.62%, 15.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.76% 0.09341 135.36).

What colors go well with #224409?

The complementary color of #224409 is #4c285a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #413c00 and #00482e. The triadic partners are #133a69 and #612129.

Is white or black text more readable on #224409?

White text reads better on #224409: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and black gives 1.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #224409 a warm or cool color?

#224409 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 135 degrees, its lightness 34.8% and its chroma 0.093.