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#2c501e color: Chestnut Green

#2c501e is rgb(44, 80, 30) in RGB and oklch(39.126% 0.08805 137.831) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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103°
100%

39.1%
0.088
138°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2c501e

#2c501e is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 39.1% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 138°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.24:1 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: #2c501e mixed with white

  1. 2c501e
  2. 3f6033
  3. 537148
  4. 67815e
  5. 7b9373
  6. 90a489
  7. a5b6a0
  8. bbc8b7
  9. d1dacf
  10. e8ece7

Darker: #2c501e mixed with black

  1. 2c501e
  2. 254419
  3. 1e3913
  4. 172e0e
  5. 112409
  6. 0a1a05
  7. 051003
  8. 020701
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c501e with less saturation

  1. 2c501e
  2. 2f4f23
  3. 324e28
  4. 354d2c
  5. 374c30
  6. 3a4b34
  7. 3c4a38
  8. 3f493b
  9. 41483f
  10. 434642

Questions about #2c501e

What color is #2c501e?

#2c501e is deep dark green. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(44, 80, 30), in HSL hsl(103.2, 45.45%, 21.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.126% 0.08805 137.831).

What colors go well with #2c501e?

The complementary color of #2c501e is #593564. 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 #2c501e?

White text reads better on #2c501e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and black gives 2.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c501e a warm or cool color?

#2c501e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 138 degrees, its lightness 39.1% and its chroma 0.088.