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#2b501e color: Chestnut Green

#2b501e is rgb(43, 80, 30) in RGB and oklch(39.068% 0.08866 138.32) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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104°
100%

39.1%
0.089
138°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2b501e

#2b501e is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 39.1% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 138°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.26:1 contrast and black text 2.27:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark green colors

Lighter: #2b501e mixed with white

  1. 2b501e
  2. 3e6033
  3. 527148
  4. 66815e
  5. 7b9373
  6. 90a489
  7. a5b6a0
  8. bbc8b7
  9. d1dacf
  10. e8ece7

Darker: #2b501e mixed with black

  1. 2b501e
  2. 244419
  3. 1d3913
  4. 162e0e
  5. 102409
  6. 0a1a05
  7. 051003
  8. 020701
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b501e with less saturation

  1. 2b501e
  2. 2e4f23
  3. 314e28
  4. 344d2c
  5. 374c30
  6. 394b34
  7. 3c4a37
  8. 3e493b
  9. 41483e
  10. 434642

Questions about #2b501e

What color is #2b501e?

#2b501e is deep dark green. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(43, 80, 30), in HSL hsl(104.4, 45.45%, 21.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.068% 0.08866 138.32).

What colors go well with #2b501e?

The complementary color of #2b501e is #593463. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a4800 and #00543c. The triadic partners are #254574 and #6d2f33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b501e?

White text reads better on #2b501e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and black gives 2.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b501e a warm or cool color?

#2b501e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 138 degrees, its lightness 39.1% and its chroma 0.089.