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#2e461e color: Forestry

#2e461e is rgb(46, 70, 30) in RGB and oklch(36.366% 0.07018 134.237) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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96°
100%

36.4%
0.070
134°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Taupe
  • green-900
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.01:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #2e461e

#2e461e is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 36.4% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 134°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.44:1 contrast and black text 2.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2f441f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-900.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #2e461e mixed with white

  1. 2e461e
  2. 405733
  3. 536847
  4. 677a5c
  5. 7b8c72
  6. 909e88
  7. a5b19f
  8. bbc4b6
  9. d1d7ce
  10. e8ebe6

Darker: #2e461e mixed with black

  1. 2e461e
  2. 273c19
  3. 1f3213
  4. 18280e
  5. 121e09
  6. 0b1505
  7. 060d03
  8. 020501
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e461e with less saturation

  1. 2e461e
  2. 304522
  3. 314526
  4. 334429
  5. 35432c
  6. 36422f
  7. 384233
  8. 3a4135
  9. 3b4038
  10. 3c3f3b

Questions about #2e461e

What color is #2e461e?

#2e461e is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Forestry. In RGB it is rgb(46, 70, 30), in HSL hsl(96, 40%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.366% 0.07018 134.237).

What colors go well with #2e461e?

The complementary color of #2e461e is #4c3258. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #44400a and #0d4934. The triadic partners are #223f62 and #5d2d33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e461e?

White text reads better on #2e461e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and black gives 2.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e461e a warm or cool color?

#2e461e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 134 degrees, its lightness 36.4% and its chroma 0.07.