#2A4717#2A4717

#2A4717 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.082 H 134.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4717
RGB	rgb(42, 71, 23)
HSL	hsl(96, 51%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(96, 68%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.8%, 0%, 67.6%, 72.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.91, -20.80, 24.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.91, 32.43, 129.89°)
OKLab	oklab(36.28% -0.0578 0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(36.28% 0.082 134.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.3627, 5.0604, 1.6100)
Luminance	0.0506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Forrest Green

#154406

ΔE00 3.97

Hunter Green (survey)

#0B4008

ΔE00 4.84

Forest Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4717 #341747

analogous

#424717 #2A4717 #17471C

triadic

#2A4717 #172A47 #47172A

tetradic

#2A4717 #174247 #341747 #471C17

square

#2A4717 #174247 #341747 #471C17

split-complementary

#2A4717 #1C1747 #471742

monochromatic

#0E1707 #0F1908 #2A4717 #457526 #61A335

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.44

#2A4717 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#2A4717 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4717

10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4717	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4717	1.00	10.44	2.01	10.44
#FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4112

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#463F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A443D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4717;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 71, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.082 134.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#667a56',
    500: '#2a4717',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4717;
$custom-light: #667a56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4717",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 96.25,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36283,
    "c": 0.08182,
    "h": 134.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4717

secondary

#643C7E

accent

#4DDBA3

background

#F6F7F5

surface

#EBEDE9

border

#C6C8C5

text

#060903

muted

#7A7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4717

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

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