Pine #2B5D34

Pine is a dark, moderately saturated green with hex code #2B5D34 and RGB rgb(43, 93, 52).

White text reads best on this color (7.72:1).

About this color

#2B5D34 is a dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.086 and its hue 148°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Pine. White text reads best on it, at 7.72:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.086)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pine
Black text	2.71:1
White text	7.72:1

Colors that go with Pine

Matches found by rotating Pine around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.

Complementary

The opposite hue (180°).

Brownish Purple #693E68

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.

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Triadic

Three hues spaced 120° apart.

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Color palettes with Pine

Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Pine, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight named colors closest to Pine, with their ΔE distance.

More about Pine

How to make Pine

A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.

4 parts green
1 part black

Recipe result: #335838, a difference of ΔE 0.020 from Pine. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.

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Codes for Pine in every format

HEX	#2B5D34
RGB	rgb(43, 93, 52)
HSL	hsl(131, 37%, 27%)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.086 147.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2B5D34	7.72:1	AAA	Lc -91.4	Preferred for body text
Black text on #2B5D34	2.71:1	Fails	Lc 17.4	Dividers and decoration only
#2B5D34 text on white	7.72:1	AAA	Lc 86.7	Fine for body text
#2B5D34 text on black	2.71:1	Fails	Lc -15.4	Dividers and decoration only

Shades and tints of Pine

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F3

oklch(97.2% 0.007 145.5)
Step 100
100

#E4EDE4

oklch(93.7% 0.015 145.5)
Step 200
200

#CDDFCF

oklch(88.6% 0.029 148.6)
Step 300
300

#ACCAAF

oklch(80.9% 0.049 147.9)
Step 400
400

#7EAF84

oklch(70.7% 0.081 147.8)
Step 500
500

#5C9B65

oklch(63.2% 0.104 147.6)
Step 600
600

#3F854C

oklch(55.6% 0.112 147.9)
Step 700
700

#31703D

oklch(49% 0.103 147.9)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#2B5D34

oklch(43.2% 0.086 147.9)
Step 900
900

#274B2D

oklch(37.7% 0.066 148)
Step 950
950

#172C1A

oklch(26.9% 0.043 147.7)

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Pine with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#5E5631	0.069
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#575137	0.068
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#225B53	0.050
Achromatopsia (no color)	#535353	0.087

Use Pine in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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