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#2e5220 color: Chestnut Green

#2e5220 is rgb(46, 82, 32) in RGB and oklch(39.85% 0.08799 137.788) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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103°
100%

39.9%
0.088
138°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #2e5220

#2e5220 is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 39.9% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 138°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.96:1 contrast and black text 2.34:1, 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: #2e5220 mixed with white

  1. 2e5220
  2. 416235
  3. 55724a
  4. 68835f
  5. 7d9475
  6. 91a58b
  7. a6b7a1
  8. bcc8b8
  9. d2dacf
  10. e8ede7

Darker: #2e5220 mixed with black

  1. 2e5220
  2. 27461a
  3. 1f3b15
  4. 182f0f
  5. 12250a
  6. 0b1a06
  7. 061103
  8. 020801
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e5220 with less saturation

  1. 2e5220
  2. 315125
  3. 34502a
  4. 374f2e
  5. 394e32
  6. 3c4d36
  7. 3e4c39
  8. 414b3d
  9. 434a40
  10. 454844

Questions about #2e5220

What color is #2e5220?

#2e5220 is deep dark green. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(46, 82, 32), in HSL hsl(103.2, 43.86%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.85% 0.08799 137.788).

What colors go well with #2e5220?

The complementary color of #2e5220 is #5b3766. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c4a00 and #00563e. The triadic partners are #274776 and #6f3135.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e5220?

White text reads better on #2e5220: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e5220 a warm or cool color?

#2e5220 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 138 degrees, its lightness 39.9% and its chroma 0.088.