#2C4224

A dark, muted green closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #2C4224

At its core, #2C4224 is a dark and muted hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 44 parts red, 66 parts green, and 36 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 33% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 104.0° hue, 29.4% saturation, and 20.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C4224
RGB44, 66, 36
HSL104.0°, 29.4%, 20.0%
CMYK33%, 0%, 45%, 74%
HSV104.0°, 45.5%, 25.9%
LAB25.4, -15.4, 15.6
XYZ3.3, 4.6, 2.4
Decimal2900516

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.91:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.63:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C4224; }
.text-color { color: #2C4224; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C4224; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F