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#283a09 color: Soft dark lime

#283a09 is rgb(40, 58, 9) in RGB and oklch(32.157% 0.07486 127.913) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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82°
100%

32.2%
0.075
128°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • lime-950
  • Black 77%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.70:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #283a09

#283a09 is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 32.2% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 128°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.36:1 contrast and black text 1.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-950.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #283a09 mixed with white

  1. 283a09
  2. 3a4c22
  3. 4e5e39
  4. 627050
  5. 768467
  6. 8c977f
  7. a2ab97
  8. b8c0b0
  9. cfd4ca
  10. e7eae4

Darker: #283a09 mixed with black

  1. 283a09
  2. 213107
  3. 1b2805
  4. 152003
  5. 0f1802
  6. 091001
  7. 040901
  8. 020400
  9. 010100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #283a09 with less saturation

  1. 283a09
  2. 293910
  3. 2a3915
  4. 2b381a
  5. 2d381e
  6. 2e3722
  7. 2f3626
  8. 303629
  9. 31352d
  10. 323430

Questions about #283a09

What color is #283a09?

#283a09 is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Soft dark lime. In RGB it is rgb(40, 58, 9), in HSL hsl(82.04, 73.13%, 13.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.157% 0.07486 127.913).

What colors go well with #283a09?

The complementary color of #283a09 is #3e2750. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e3300 and #013e24. The triadic partners are #0c3557 and #52212c.

Is white or black text more readable on #283a09?

White text reads better on #283a09: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and black gives 1.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #283a09 a warm or cool color?

#283a09 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 128 degrees, its lightness 32.2% and its chroma 0.075.