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#283a06 color: Soft dark lime

#283a06 is rgb(40, 58, 6) in RGB and oklch(32.13% 0.07724 127.436) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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81°
100%

32.1%
0.077
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 #283a06

#283a06 is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 32.1% lightness, 0.077 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: #283a06 mixed with white

  1. 283a06
  2. 3a4c21
  3. 4e5e38
  4. 62704f
  5. 768466
  6. 8c977e
  7. a2ab97
  8. b8c0b0
  9. cfd4ca
  10. e7eae4

Darker: #283a06 mixed with black

  1. 283a06
  2. 213104
  3. 1b2803
  4. 152002
  5. 0f1801
  6. 091001
  7. 040900
  8. 020400
  9. 010100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #283a06 with less saturation

  1. 283a06
  2. 29390e
  3. 2a3914
  4. 2b3819
  5. 2c381d
  6. 2e3721
  7. 2f3625
  8. 303629
  9. 31352c
  10. 323430

Questions about #283a06

What color is #283a06?

#283a06 is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Soft dark lime. In RGB it is rgb(40, 58, 6), in HSL hsl(80.77, 81.25%, 12.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.13% 0.07724 127.436).

What colors go well with #283a06?

The complementary color of #283a06 is #3e2751. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e3200 and #003e23. The triadic partners are #093558 and #53202c.

Is white or black text more readable on #283a06?

White text reads better on #283a06: 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 #283a06 a warm or cool color?

#283a06 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 127 degrees, its lightness 32.1% and its chroma 0.077.