What color is #2E7D32?

#2E7D32 is a dark, desaturated green known as Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lush Paradise?

The RGB value is 46, 125, 50: 46 red, 125 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lush Paradise?

The complementary color is #7D2E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E7D32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lush Paradise color: hex code #2E7D32

#2E7D32 rgb(46, 125, 50)

Shades of green

Lush Paradise has the hex code #2E7D32. It is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 49% green and 19.6% blue (46, 125, 50).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 46% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

Lush Paradise (#2E7D32) color codes

HEX	`#2E7D32`
RGB	`rgb(46, 125, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 49%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 46%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 63%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 60%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.28, -40.26, 33.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.28, 52.26, 140.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.036, 15.478, 5.528)`
Decimal	`3046706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lush Paradise, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2E7D32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E7D32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2E7D32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e7d32; }
.text { color: #2e7d32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e7d32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 125 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e7d32, #2e7d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green.

See #2E7D32 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2E7D32?: #2E7D32 is a dark, desaturated green known as Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lush Paradise?: The RGB value is 46, 125, 50: 46 red, 125 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lush Paradise?: The complementary color is #7D2E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E7D32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.