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#2c3e13

a deep, vivid green · neutral · closest name: Dark Olive Green

RGB
44, 62, 19
HSL
85°, 53%, 16%
CMYK
29, 0, 69, 76
Luminance
0.0403

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2c3e13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2c3e13
Hue
85°
green
Saturation
53%
vivid
Lightness
16%
deep
Brightness
24%
HSV value
Perceived
21%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0403
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
46/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
11.63:1
Closest name
Dark Olive Green
ΔE2000 15.2
Where it sits
Hue85° of 360°
Saturation53%
Lightness16%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool46% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#2c3e13
RGBrgb(44, 62, 19)
HSLhsl(85, 53%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 69%, 76%)
LABlab(23.8 -15.5 23.5)
LCHlch(23.8 28.2 123.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.338 0.070 128.8)
Decimal2899475
Display P3color(display-p3 0.173 0.243 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c3e13;
background-color: #2c3e13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c3e13] bg-[#2c3e13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c3e13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.243, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c3e13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2C3E13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 62, 44)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #2c3e13 · 11.63:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 11.63:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 1.81:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #2c3e13 as text scores 11.63:1 on white and 1.81:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c3e13 on white: 11.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c3e13 on black: 1.81:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #41390E
deuteranopia · #3F3816
tritanopia · #2D3B35

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2c3e13 is pinned to step 950; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FBF4
#F1F6E9
#E0EDCE
#CCE5A9
#B2D87E
#99CA53
#85BB39
#6F9C30
#597D26
#425B1F
#2c3e13
Base = 950Lightest = 50 · #F8FBF4Darkest = 950 · #2c3e13
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FBF4;
  --brand-100: #F1F6E9;
  --brand-200: #E0EDCE;
  --brand-300: #CCE5A9;
  --brand-400: #B2D87E;
  --brand-500: #99CA53;
  --brand-600: #85BB39;
  --brand-700: #6F9C30;
  --brand-800: #597D26;
  --brand-900: #425B1F;
  --brand-950: #2c3e13;
  --brand: #2c3e13;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #2c3e13

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DAECC1
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#799B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#191140
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#45621E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F3F9EB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #2c3e13

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text on black or near-black surfaces
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#25133E
Analogous left#3E3B13
Analogous right#173E13
Split-complement 1#13173E
Split-complement 2#3B133E
Triadic 1#132C3E
Triadic 2#3E132C
Tetradic#133E3B

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green24.3%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow69.4%
Key (black)75.7%

Color previews

#2c3e13 text on a black background

contrast 1.81:1

Card sample

#2c3e13 text on a white background

contrast 11.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c3e13;
Background color
Panel with #2c3e13 background
background-color: #2c3e13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c3e13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 62, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 62, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c3e13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c3e13, #133E17);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c3e13

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#2c3e13 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#2c3e13, answered

What color is #2c3e13?

#2c3e13 is a deep vivid green, closest to Dark Olive Green (ΔE2000 15.2). It sits at 85° on the hue wheel with 53% saturation and 16% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #2c3e13?

rgb(44, 62, 19) — 44 red, 62 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 17.3% / 24.3% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #2c3e13 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0403 and perceived brightness is 21%, so white text on it reaches 11.63:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2c3e13?

White. It scores 11.63:1 against #2c3e13, versus 1.81:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2c3e13?

#25133E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #13173E and #3B133E, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2c3e13?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DAECC1 for borders, #799B4B for secondary text, #191140 as an accent and #45621E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #3E3B13 and #173E13 stays calm, while #25133E is the loudest partner.

What is #2c3e13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(29%, 0%, 69%, 76%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #2c3e13 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 46 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #3C3E13; nudged cooler, #1C3F12.

Work with #2c3e13 in the Color Lab