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#2c4e1c color: Chestnut Green

#2c4e1c is rgb(44, 78, 28) in RGB and oklch(38.517% 0.08686 136.863) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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101°
100%

38.5%
0.087
137°
  • Green
  • 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 #2c4e1c

#2c4e1c is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 38.5% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 137°.

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 green colors

Lighter: #2c4e1c mixed with white

  1. 2c4e1c
  2. 3f5e32
  3. 536f47
  4. 67805c
  5. 7b9172
  6. 90a388
  7. a5b59f
  8. bbc7b6
  9. d1d9ce
  10. e8ece6

Darker: #2c4e1c mixed with black

  1. 2c4e1c
  2. 254317
  3. 1e3812
  4. 172d0d
  5. 112308
  6. 0a1905
  7. 050f02
  8. 020701
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c4e1c with less saturation

  1. 2c4e1c
  2. 2f4d21
  3. 314c26
  4. 344b2a
  5. 364a2e
  6. 394932
  7. 3b4836
  8. 3d4739
  9. 3f463d
  10. 424540

Questions about #2c4e1c

What color is #2c4e1c?

#2c4e1c is deep dark green. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(44, 78, 28), in HSL hsl(100.8, 47.17%, 20.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.517% 0.08686 136.863).

What colors go well with #2c4e1c?

The complementary color of #2c4e1c is #563462. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a4600 and #00523a. The triadic partners are #234471 and #6a2e33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c4e1c?

White text reads better on #2c4e1c: 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 #2c4e1c a warm or cool color?

#2c4e1c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 137 degrees, its lightness 38.5% and its chroma 0.087.