What color is #2A603B?

#2A603B is a dark, desaturated green known as Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Midori?

The RGB value is 42, 96, 59: 42 red, 96 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Midori?

The complementary color is #602A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A603B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Midori color: hex code #2A603B

#2A603B rgb(42, 96, 59)

Shades of green

Midori has the hex code #2A603B. It is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 37.6% green and 23.1% blue (42, 96, 59).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 39% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

Midori (#2A603B) color codes

HEX	`#2A603B`
RGB	`rgb(42, 96, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 37.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 39%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 56%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.32, -27.23, 15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.32, 31.5, 149.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.927, 9.173, 5.595)`
Decimal	`2777147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Midori, 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 #2A603B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A603B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #2A603B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a603b; }
.text { color: #2a603b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a603b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 96 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a603b, #2a6056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #2A603B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2A603B?: #2A603B is a dark, desaturated green known as Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Midori?: The RGB value is 42, 96, 59: 42 red, 96 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Midori?: The complementary color is #602A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A603B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.