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#2e4e26 color: Chestnut Green

#2e4e26 is rgb(46, 78, 38) in RGB and oklch(38.799% 0.07475 139.552) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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108°
100%

38.8%
0.075
140°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Taupe
  • green-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #2e4e26

#2e4e26 is a soft dark green color. In OKLCH it has 38.8% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 140°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast and black text 2.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chestnut Green (#2a4f21). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-900.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #2e4e26 mixed with white

  1. 2e4e26
  2. 415e3a
  3. 546f4e
  4. 688062
  5. 7c9177
  6. 91a38d
  7. a6b5a3
  8. bcc7b9
  9. d2d9d0
  10. e8ece7

Darker: #2e4e26 mixed with black

  1. 2e4e26
  2. 274320
  3. 1f3819
  4. 182d13
  5. 12230d
  6. 0b1908
  7. 060f04
  8. 020702
  9. 010201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e4e26 with less saturation

  1. 2e4e26
  2. 314d2a
  3. 334c2d
  4. 364b30
  5. 384a33
  6. 3a4a36
  7. 3c4939
  8. 3e483c
  9. 40473f
  10. 424542

Questions about #2e4e26

What color is #2e4e26?

#2e4e26 is soft dark green. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(46, 78, 38), in HSL hsl(108, 34.48%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.799% 0.07475 139.552).

What colors go well with #2e4e26?

The complementary color of #2e4e26 is #56375d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #474810 and #06513e. The triadic partners are #2c446c and #673334.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e4e26?

White text reads better on #2e4e26: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and black gives 2.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e4e26 a warm or cool color?

#2e4e26 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 140 degrees, its lightness 38.8% and its chroma 0.075.