#2A4509#2A4509
#2A4509 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.090 H 131.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4509 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 69, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 77%, 15%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 87%, 27%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.1%, 0%, 87%, 72.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.06, -21.01, 30.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.06, 36.99, 124.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.56% -0.0596 0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.56% 0.09 131.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1322, 4.7681, 1.0137) |
| Luminance | 0.0477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Forrest Green
#154406
ΔE00 3.95
Navy Green
#35530A
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Olive Green
#3C4D03
ΔE00 5.12
Hunter Green (survey)
#0B4008
ΔE00 5.37
Racing Green
#014600
ΔE00 5.84
Darkgreen (survey)
#054907
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4509 #240945
analogous
#454209 #2A4509 #0C4509
triadic
#2A4509 #092A45 #45092A
tetradic
#2A4509 #094542 #240945 #45090C
square
#2A4509 #094542 #240945 #45090C
split-complementary
#2A4509 #090C45 #420945
monochromatic
#101B04 #101B04 #2A4509 #4B7B10 #6CB117
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.75
#2A4509 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.95
#2A4509 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4509
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4509 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4509 | 1.00 | 10.75 | 1.95 | 10.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#483F00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#453D0F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2B423A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4509; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 69, 9); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.090 131.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#67794e',
500: '#2a4509',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4509; $custom-light: #67794e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4509",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 69,
"b": 9
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 15.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35556,
"c": 0.08997,
"h": 131.5
},
"luminance": 0.04768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4509
secondary
#502783
accent
#34F38A
background
#F6F7F4
surface
#EBEDE7
border
#C6C8C3
text
#060902
muted
#7A7B78