#2A4513#2A4513

#2A4513 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.082 H 133.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4513
RGB	rgb(42, 69, 19)
HSL	hsl(92, 57%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(92, 72%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 0%, 72.5%, 72.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.14, -20.19, 26.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.14, 33.01, 127.72°)
OKLab	oklab(35.65% -0.0565 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(35.65% 0.082 133.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.2005, 4.7954, 1.3729)
Luminance	0.0480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Forrest Green

#154406

ΔE00 3.95

Hunter Green (survey)

#0B4008

ΔE00 4.91

Forest Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4513 #2E1345

analogous

#434513 #2A4513 #134515

triadic

#2A4513 #132A45 #45132A

tetradic

#2A4513 #134345 #2E1345 #451513

square

#2A4513 #134345 #2E1345 #451513

split-complementary

#2A4513 #151345 #451343

monochromatic

#0F1807 #0F1807 #2A4513 #477520 #64A52D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.72

#2A4513 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#2A4513 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4513

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4513	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4513	1.00	10.72	1.96	10.72
#FFFFFF	10.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#483F0D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#443D17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A423B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4513;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 69, 19);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.082 133.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#667953',
    500: '#2a4513',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4513;
$custom-light: #667953;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4513",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 19
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 92.4,
    "s": 56.818,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35647,
    "c": 0.0824,
    "h": 133.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4513

secondary

#5D367E

accent

#48E09A

background

#F6F7F4

surface

#EBEDE7

border

#C6C8C3

text

#060902

muted

#7A7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4513

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

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