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#2b5116 color: Chestnut Green

#2b5116 is rgb(43, 81, 22) in RGB and oklch(39.261% 0.09758 136.377) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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99°
100%

39.3%
0.098
136°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2b5116

#2b5116 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 39.3% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.17:1 contrast and black text 2.29:1, 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: #2b5116 mixed with white

  1. 2b5116
  2. 3e612e
  3. 527244
  4. 66825a
  5. 7b9370
  6. 90a587
  7. a5b69e
  8. bbc8b6
  9. d1dace
  10. e8ece6

Darker: #2b5116 mixed with black

  1. 2b5116
  2. 244512
  3. 1d3a0d
  4. 162f09
  5. 102406
  6. 0a1a03
  7. 051002
  8. 020701
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b5116 with less saturation

  1. 2b5116
  2. 2e501d
  3. 314f23
  4. 344e28
  5. 374d2d
  6. 3a4c32
  7. 3c4b36
  8. 3f4a3a
  9. 41483e
  10. 434742

Questions about #2b5116

What color is #2b5116?

#2b5116 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(43, 81, 22), in HSL hsl(98.64, 57.28%, 20.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.261% 0.09758 136.377).

What colors go well with #2b5116?

The complementary color of #2b5116 is #5a3368. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d4800 and #00553a. The triadic partners are #1f4679 and #712c33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b5116?

White text reads better on #2b5116: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and black gives 2.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b5116 a warm or cool color?

#2b5116 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 39.3% and its chroma 0.098.