#243C09#243C09

#243C09 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.080 H 131.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#243C09
RGB	rgb(36, 60, 9)
HSL	hsl(88, 74%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(88, 85%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 0%, 85%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.40, -18.96, 26.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.40, 32.75, 125.37°)
OKLab	oklab(32.46% -0.0536 0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(32.46% 0.08 131.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.3927, 3.6264, 0.8323)
Luminance	0.0363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Forrest Green

#154406

ΔE00 4.74

Hunter Green (survey)

Forest Green (survey)

#06470C

ΔE00 6.68

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#243C09 #21093C

analogous

#3C3A09 #243C09 #0A3C09

triadic

#243C09 #09243C #3C0924

tetradic

#243C09 #093C3A #21093C #3C090A

square

#243C09 #093C3A #21093C #3C090A

split-complementary

#243C09 #090A3C #3A093C

monochromatic

#101B04 #101B04 #243C09 #447111 #64A619

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.17

#243C09 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#243C09 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #243C09

12.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##243C09	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##243C09	1.00	12.17	1.73	12.17
#FFFFFF	12.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3702

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C350E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#253932

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #243c09;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 60, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.080 131.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61724c',
    500: '#243c09',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #243c09;
$custom-light: #61724c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#243c09",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 88.235,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32462,
    "c": 0.08039,
    "h": 131.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#243C09

secondary

#4E277A

accent

#37F18E

background

#F5F6F4

surface

#EAECE7

border

#C6C7C3

text

#050801

muted

#797B77

Preview Lab

Preview with #243C09

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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