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#2f4e1f color: Chestnut Green

#2f4e1f is rgb(47, 78, 31) in RGB and oklch(38.747% 0.08191 136.153) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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100°
100%

38.7%
0.082
136°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Taupe
  • lime-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #2f4e1f

#2f4e1f is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 38.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.42:1 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 lime-900.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #2f4e1f mixed with white

  1. 2f4e1f
  2. 425e34
  3. 556f49
  4. 68805e
  5. 7d9174
  6. 91a38a
  7. a6b5a0
  8. bcc7b7
  9. d2d9cf
  10. e8ece7

Darker: #2f4e1f mixed with black

  1. 2f4e1f
  2. 274319
  3. 203814
  4. 192d0f
  5. 12230a
  6. 0c1906
  7. 060f03
  8. 030701
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f4e1f with less saturation

  1. 2f4e1f
  2. 314d24
  3. 344c28
  4. 364b2c
  5. 384b30
  6. 3a4a34
  7. 3c4937
  8. 3e483b
  9. 40463e
  10. 424541

Questions about #2f4e1f

What color is #2f4e1f?

#2f4e1f is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(47, 78, 31), in HSL hsl(99.57, 43.12%, 21.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.747% 0.08191 136.153).

What colors go well with #2f4e1f?

The complementary color of #2f4e1f is #553562. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a4701 and #00523a. The triadic partners are #25456f and #693035.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f4e1f?

White text reads better on #2f4e1f: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and black gives 2.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f4e1f a warm or cool color?

#2f4e1f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 38.7% and its chroma 0.082.