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#243a09 color: Soft dark lime

#243a09 is rgb(36, 58, 9) in RGB and oklch(31.859% 0.07735 130.973) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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87°
100%

31.9%
0.077
131°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • lime-950
  • Black 77%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.68:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #243a09

#243a09 is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 31.9% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 131°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.47:1 contrast and black text 1.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-950.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #243a09 mixed with white

  1. 243a09
  2. 374c22
  3. 4a5e39
  4. 5f7050
  5. 748467
  6. 8a977f
  7. a0ab97
  8. b7c0b0
  9. cfd4ca
  10. e7eae4

Darker: #243a09 mixed with black

  1. 243a09
  2. 1e3107
  3. 182805
  4. 122003
  5. 0c1802
  6. 071001
  7. 040901
  8. 020400
  9. 000100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #243a09 with less saturation

  1. 243a09
  2. 263910
  3. 273915
  4. 29381a
  5. 2a371e
  6. 2c3722
  7. 2d3625
  8. 2e3529
  9. 30342c
  10. 31332f

Questions about #243a09

What color is #243a09?

#243a09 is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Soft dark lime. In RGB it is rgb(36, 58, 9), in HSL hsl(86.94, 73.13%, 13.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.859% 0.07735 130.973).

What colors go well with #243a09?

The complementary color of #243a09 is #3f264f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b3300 and #003e25. The triadic partners are #0e3458 and #521f29.

Is white or black text more readable on #243a09?

White text reads better on #243a09: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and black gives 1.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #243a09 a warm or cool color?

#243a09 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 131 degrees, its lightness 31.9% and its chroma 0.077.