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#2e7231 color: Japanese Laurel

#2e7231 is rgb(46, 114, 49) in RGB and oklch(49.236% 0.12004 144.242) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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123°
100%

49.2%
0.120
144°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.57:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #2e7231

#2e7231 is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 144°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.89:1 contrast and black text 3.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Japanese Laurel (#2f7532). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #2e7231 mixed with white

  1. 2e7231
  2. 448045
  3. 598d59
  4. 6e9b6d
  5. 82a981
  6. 96b795
  7. abc5aa
  8. bfd4bf
  9. d4e2d4
  10. eaf0e9

Darker: #2e7231 mixed with black

  1. 2e7231
  2. 276229
  3. 1f5322
  4. 18441a
  5. 123613
  6. 0b280c
  7. 061b06
  8. 020e03
  9. 010401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2e7231 with less saturation

  1. 2e7231
  2. 357137
  3. 3c6f3d
  4. 426e42
  5. 476c47
  6. 4c6a4b
  7. 516950
  8. 556754
  9. 596559
  10. 5d635d

Questions about #2e7231

What color is #2e7231?

#2e7231 is deep dark green. The closest named color is Japanese Laurel. In RGB it is rgb(46, 114, 49), in HSL hsl(122.65, 42.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.236% 0.12004 144.242).

What colors go well with #2e7231?

The complementary color of #2e7231 is #824687. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #616800 and #00755c. The triadic partners are #3e5ea5 and #9a413e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e7231?

White text reads better on #2e7231: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and black gives 3.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e7231 a warm or cool color?

#2e7231 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 144 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.12.