Chestnut Green is soft, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #d5b0de |
| Complementary Color | #45214e |
| Color Shade: | warm green (108.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 21.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Chestnut Green Color. The Seaweed color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brazilian Green (#296d23) for more energetic effect. Try Myrtle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#45214e is the best complementary color to Chestnut Green. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2a4f21 complementary color is Bossanova, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mallard are #404e21 and #214e2f. Thus found on the left and right of #2a4f21 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woodland and Everglade colors as they work well with Chestnut Green.
The split-complementary Chestnut Green palette consists of #4e2140 and #2f214e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#45214e). Try Wine Berry and Port Gore colors in combination with #2a4f21, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #2a4f21 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chestnut Green. Thus Cocoa Bean and Cloud Burst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chestnut Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bossanova, Blue Dianne, and Saddle split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a4f21 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chestnut Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#45214e) and two others. The Cloud Burst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch Green – 120° from the complementary Bossanova. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #212a4e and #4e4521.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a4f21 is made of 27% red, 51% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Chestnut Green has a hue angle of 108.26°, a saturation of 41.07% and a lightness of 21.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a4f21 is made of 14.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 69.02% black ink.
| HEX | #2a4f21 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,79,33) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 51%, 21% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 0, 18.04, 69.02 |
| HSL | hsl(108.26,41.07%,21.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(108.26,58.23%,30.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.8968,-23.5466,22.8831) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0253,6.194,2.4222) |