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#2C4E2F — Deep Dusty Green

#2C4E2F is a green color we call Deep Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #2C4E2F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2C4E2F is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4E2C4B; it also sits naturally between #3A4E2C and #2C4E40. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2C4E2F · RGB 44, 78, 47

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Color values

HEX#2C4E2F
RGB44, 78, 47
HSL125°, 28%, 24%
HSV125°, 44%, 31%
CMYK44%, 0%, 40%, 69%
XYZ4.28, 6.19, 3.66
Yxy6.19, 0.3028, 0.4382
CIE-Lab29.89, -19.95, 14.57
Hunter Lab24.88, -11.71, 7.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 31% · Blue 18%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 69%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #2C4E2F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2C4E2F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2C4E2F

.text { color: #2C4E2F; }
.background { background-color: #2C4E2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2C4E2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 78, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(125, 28%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2C4E2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 78, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2C4E2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 78, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2C4E2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2C4E2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2C4E2F

#28482B#254127#213B23#1D341F#1A2E1B#162717#122114#0F1A10#0B140C#070D08

Tints of #2C4E2F

#39653D#467C4A#54965A#66A96B#7CB681#93C297#AACFAD#C4DEC6#DBEBDC#F2F8F2

Tones of #2C4E2F

#2F4C31#314933#334735#364537#384239#3B403B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E2C4B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text9.38:1 AAA
Against black text2.24:1 Fails

Best text color on #2C4E2F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2C4E2F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2C4E2F: ·

How #2C4E2F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #3B3B37Deuteranopia · #393638Tritanopia · #2E3C3E

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap dark · #212529Tailwind neutral 600 · #525252Tailwind stone 600 · #57534E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2C4E2F rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Opal
#4D6122 · #294E2F · #227A7D · #2C325E
Palette Fff1ca
#FFF1CA · #FFB823 · #708A58 · #2D4F2B
Palette 163020
#163020 · #304D30 · #B6C4B6 · #EEF0E5
Tranquil Bloom
#4E811C · #274C2E · #144E47 · #0D151F
Palette E5d9b6
#E5D9B6 · #A4BE7B · #5F8D4E · #285430
Palette 294b29
#294B29 · #50623A · #789461 · #DBE7C9

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#294E2F#2D4F2B#304D30#274C2E#285430#294B29#255232#314A26#285734#365128#2E5838#254F22

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2C4E2E  ·  #2C4E30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2C4E2F?

#2C4E2F is Deep Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 44, 78, 47). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2C4E2F?

#2C4E2F is RGB 44, 78, 47 — HSL 125°, 28%, 24% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 40%, 69%.

What colors go with #2C4E2F?

Its complement is #4E2C4B; analogous partners are #3A4E2C and #2C4E40. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2C4E2F for text?

White text on #2C4E2F has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.24:1.