What color is #2B2E26?

#2B2E26 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green known as Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Marshland?

The RGB value is 43, 46, 38: 43 red, 46 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Marshland?

The complementary color is #29262E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B2E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Marshland color: hex code #2B2E26

#2B2E26 rgb(43, 46, 38)

Shades of black

Marshland has the hex code #2B2E26. It is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 18% green and 14.9% blue (43, 46, 38).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 10% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 82% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

Marshland (#2B2E26) color codes

HEX	`#2B2E26`
RGB	`rgb(43, 46, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 18%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 10%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 17%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.4, -3.16, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.4, 5.68, 123.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.323, 2.608, 2.214)`
Decimal	`2829862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Marshland, 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 #2B2E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B2E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #2B2E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b2e26; }
.text { color: #2b2e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 46 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b2e26, #272e26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #2B2E26 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2B2E26?: #2B2E26 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green known as Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Marshland?: The RGB value is 43, 46, 38: 43 red, 46 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Marshland?: The complementary color is #29262E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B2E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.