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#2c4e1a color: Chestnut Green

#2c4e1a is rgb(44, 78, 26) in RGB and oklch(38.491% 0.08881 136.288) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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99°
100%

38.5%
0.089
136°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #2c4e1a

#2c4e1a is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 38.5% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.49:1 contrast and black text 2.21:1, 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: #2c4e1a mixed with white

  1. 2c4e1a
  2. 3f5e30
  3. 536f46
  4. 67805b
  5. 7b9171
  6. 90a388
  7. a5b59f
  8. bbc7b6
  9. d1d9ce
  10. e8ece6

Darker: #2c4e1a mixed with black

  1. 2c4e1a
  2. 254315
  3. 1e3810
  4. 172d0c
  5. 112307
  6. 0a1904
  7. 050f02
  8. 020701
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c4e1a with less saturation

  1. 2c4e1a
  2. 2f4d20
  3. 314c25
  4. 344b29
  5. 364a2d
  6. 394931
  7. 3b4835
  8. 3d4739
  9. 3f463d
  10. 414540

Questions about #2c4e1a

What color is #2c4e1a?

#2c4e1a is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(44, 78, 26), in HSL hsl(99.23, 50%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.491% 0.08881 136.288).

What colors go well with #2c4e1a?

The complementary color of #2c4e1a is #563363. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a4600 and #005239. The triadic partners are #214472 and #6b2d33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c4e1a?

White text reads better on #2c4e1a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and black gives 2.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c4e1a a warm or cool color?

#2c4e1a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 38.5% and its chroma 0.089.