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#283a05 color: Soft dark lime

#283a05 is rgb(40, 58, 5) in RGB and oklch(32.121% 0.07805 127.282) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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80°
100%

32.1%
0.078
127°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • lime-950
  • Black 77%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.70:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #283a05

#283a05 is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 32.1% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 127°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.37:1 contrast and black text 1.7:1, 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: #283a05 mixed with white

  1. 283a05
  2. 3a4c20
  3. 4e5e37
  4. 62704e
  5. 768466
  6. 8c977e
  7. a2ab96
  8. b8c0b0
  9. cfd4ca
  10. e7eae4

Darker: #283a05 mixed with black

  1. 283a05
  2. 213104
  3. 1b2803
  4. 152002
  5. 0f1801
  6. 091001
  7. 040900
  8. 020400
  9. 010100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #283a05 with less saturation

  1. 283a05
  2. 29390d
  3. 2a3913
  4. 2b3818
  5. 2c381d
  6. 2e3721
  7. 2f3625
  8. 303629
  9. 31352c
  10. 323430

Questions about #283a05

What color is #283a05?

#283a05 is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Soft dark lime. In RGB it is rgb(40, 58, 5), in HSL hsl(80.38, 84.13%, 12.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.121% 0.07805 127.282).

What colors go well with #283a05?

The complementary color of #283a05 is #3e2752. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e3200 and #003f23. The triadic partners are #073558 and #531f2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #283a05?

White text reads better on #283a05: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and black gives 1.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #283a05 a warm or cool color?

#283a05 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 127 degrees, its lightness 32.1% and its chroma 0.078.