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#2a4e16 color: Chestnut Green

#2a4e16 is rgb(42, 78, 22) in RGB and oklch(38.325% 0.09366 136.263) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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99°
100%

38.3%
0.094
136°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #2a4e16

#2a4e16 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 38.3% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.55:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chestnut Green (#2a4f21). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-900.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #2a4e16 mixed with white

  1. 2a4e16
  2. 3d5e2d
  3. 516f43
  4. 658059
  5. 7a9170
  6. 8fa386
  7. a4b59d
  8. bac7b5
  9. d1d9cd
  10. e8ece6

Darker: #2a4e16 mixed with black

  1. 2a4e16
  2. 234312
  3. 1c380d
  4. 162d09
  5. 102306
  6. 0a1903
  7. 050f02
  8. 020701
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2a4e16 with less saturation

  1. 2a4e16
  2. 2d4d1c
  3. 304c22
  4. 334b27
  5. 354a2c
  6. 384930
  7. 3a4834
  8. 3c4738
  9. 3f463c
  10. 41443f

Questions about #2a4e16

What color is #2a4e16?

#2a4e16 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(42, 78, 22), in HSL hsl(98.57, 56%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.325% 0.09366 136.263).

What colors go well with #2a4e16?

The complementary color of #2a4e16 is #563164. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a4500 and #005238. The triadic partners are #1e4374 and #6c2b32.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a4e16?

White text reads better on #2a4e16: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a4e16 a warm or cool color?

#2a4e16 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 38.3% and its chroma 0.094.