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#243C19

#243c19 ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#243c19 is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.33% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 101.14°, with 41.18% saturation and 16.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 7.39.

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Relative luminance0.0368

Complementary

  1. #243c19
  2. #31193c

Split complementary

  1. #243c19
  2. #20193c
  3. #3c1936

Analogous

  1. #363c19
  2. #243c19
  3. #193c20

Triadic

  1. #243c19
  2. #19243c
  3. #3c1924

Tetradic

  1. #243c19
  2. #193c31
  3. #31193c
  4. #3c1924

Square

  1. #243c19
  2. #19363c
  3. #31193c
  4. #3c2019

Monochromatic

  1. #090e06
  2. #090e06
  3. #243c19
  4. #447230
  5. #65a846

Shades

#243c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243c19
  2. #203617
  3. #1d3014
  4. #192a12
  5. #16240f
  6. #121e0d
  7. #0e180a
  8. #0b1208
  9. #070c05
  10. #040603
  11. #000000

Tints

#243c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243c19
  2. #3a5030
  3. #506347
  4. #66775e
  5. #7c8a75
  6. #929e8c
  7. #a7b1a3
  8. #bdc5ba
  9. #d3d8d1
  10. #e9ece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243c19
  2. #2d4323
  3. #364a2e
  4. #405038
  5. #495742
  6. #525e4d
  7. #5b6557
  8. #646c61
  9. #6e726b
  10. #777976
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30382d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e3716 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b351b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #233a34 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #353917 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #33381a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #243b2b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243c19 {
  color: #243c19;
}
Background
.bg-243c19 {
  background-color: #243c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243c19 {
  border: 2px solid #243c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 41% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243c19, #193c20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 7.39 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 7.57 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 9.98 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.98 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.19 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 12.28 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 15.10 #dbc3e6 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#243c19  rgb(36, 60, 25)  hsl(101, 41%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#31193c  rgb(49, 25, 60)  hsl(281, 41%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#19243c  rgb(25, 36, 60)  hsl(221, 41%, 17%)  Oxford Blue
#3c1924  rgb(60, 25, 36)  hsl(341, 41%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum