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#234609 color: Forest Green

#234609 is rgb(35, 70, 9) in RGB and oklch(35.423% 0.09566 135.356) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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94°
100%

35.4%
0.096
135°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Taupe
  • green-900
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #234609

#234609 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 35.4% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 135°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.76:1 contrast and black text 1.95:1, 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: #234609 mixed with white

  1. 234609
  2. 375724
  3. 4b683b
  4. 607a52
  5. 758c69
  6. 8b9e81
  7. a1b199
  8. b8c4b2
  9. cfd8cb
  10. e7ebe5

Darker: #234609 mixed with black

  1. 234609
  2. 1d3c07
  3. 173205
  4. 112803
  5. 0c1e02
  6. 071501
  7. 040d01
  8. 010500
  9. 000200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #234609 with less saturation

  1. 234609
  2. 264512
  3. 294419
  4. 2c431e
  5. 2e4223
  6. 304128
  7. 33402c
  8. 353f30
  9. 373e34
  10. 393d38

Questions about #234609

What color is #234609?

#234609 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Forest Green. In RGB it is rgb(35, 70, 9), in HSL hsl(94.43, 77.22%, 15.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.423% 0.09566 135.356).

What colors go well with #234609?

The complementary color of #234609 is #4e295d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #433d00 and #004a2f. The triadic partners are #133b6c and #64222b.

Is white or black text more readable on #234609?

White text reads better on #234609: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and black gives 1.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #234609 a warm or cool color?

#234609 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 135 degrees, its lightness 35.4% and its chroma 0.096.