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#2e4e16 color: Chestnut Green

#2e4e16 is rgb(46, 78, 22) in RGB and oklch(38.567% 0.09124 134.266) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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94°
100%

38.6%
0.091
134°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #2e4e16

#2e4e16 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 38.6% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 134°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.47:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, 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: #2e4e16 mixed with white

  1. 2e4e16
  2. 415e2e
  3. 546f43
  4. 688059
  5. 7c9170
  6. 91a386
  7. a6b59e
  8. bcc7b5
  9. d2d9cd
  10. e8ece6

Darker: #2e4e16 mixed with black

  1. 2e4e16
  2. 274312
  3. 1f380d
  4. 182d09
  5. 122306
  6. 0b1903
  7. 060f02
  8. 020701
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e4e16 with less saturation

  1. 2e4e16
  2. 314d1d
  3. 334c22
  4. 354b27
  5. 374a2c
  6. 3a4930
  7. 3c4835
  8. 3e4738
  9. 40463c
  10. 424540

Questions about #2e4e16

What color is #2e4e16?

#2e4e16 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(46, 78, 22), in HSL hsl(94.29, 56%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.567% 0.09124 134.266).

What colors go well with #2e4e16?

The complementary color of #2e4e16 is #553365. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c4500 and #005237. The triadic partners are #1d4573 and #6c2c35.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e4e16?

White text reads better on #2e4e16: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e4e16 a warm or cool color?

#2e4e16 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 134 degrees, its lightness 38.6% and its chroma 0.091.