HEX Color #2C2C00 (Darkolivegreen)

About #2C2C00

The hex code #2C2C00 represents a beautifully specific shade of neutral. Its closest recognized web color is Darkolivegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 44 parts red, 44 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 83% black. With a hue angle of 60.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the neutral spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C2C00

RGB44, 44, 0

HSL60.0°, 100.0%, 8.6%

CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 83%

HSV60.0°, 100.0%, 17.3%

LAB17.2, -6.3, 24.6

XYZ1.9, 2.3, 0.3

Decimal2894848

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#2C2C00 #00002C

Analogous

#2C1500 #162C00

Triadic

#002B2C #2C002B

Tetradic

#002C16 #00002C #2C0016

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#2C2C00

#43431C

#5A5A38

#727255

#898971

#A1A18D

#B8B8AA

#D0D0C6

#E7E7E2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#2C2C00

#272700

#222200

#1D1D00

#181800

#131300

#0E0E00

#090900

#040400

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.31:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.47:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

13.68:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.25:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C2C00; }

.text-color { color: #2C2C00; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C2C00; }

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#556B2F