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#2f501e color: Chestnut Green

#2f501e is rgb(47, 80, 30) in RGB and oklch(39.307% 0.0862 136.272) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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100°
100%

39.3%
0.086
136°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2f501e

#2f501e is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 39.3% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.18:1 contrast and black text 2.29:1, 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: #2f501e mixed with white

  1. 2f501e
  2. 426034
  3. 557149
  4. 69815e
  5. 7d9373
  6. 91a48a
  7. a7b6a0
  8. bcc8b7
  9. d2dacf
  10. e8ece7

Darker: #2f501e mixed with black

  1. 2f501e
  2. 274419
  3. 203913
  4. 192e0e
  5. 122409
  6. 0c1a05
  7. 061003
  8. 030701
  9. 010200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f501e with less saturation

  1. 2f501e
  2. 324f23
  3. 344e28
  4. 374d2c
  5. 394c30
  6. 3b4b34
  7. 3d4a38
  8. 40493b
  9. 42483f
  10. 444742

Questions about #2f501e

What color is #2f501e?

#2f501e is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Chestnut Green. In RGB it is rgb(47, 80, 30), in HSL hsl(99.6, 45.45%, 21.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.307% 0.0862 136.272).

What colors go well with #2f501e?

The complementary color of #2f501e is #583665. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c4800 and #00543b. The triadic partners are #254673 and #6c3036.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f501e?

White text reads better on #2f501e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and black gives 2.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f501e a warm or cool color?

#2f501e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 39.3% and its chroma 0.086.