What color is #2B5D34?

#2B5D34 is a dark, desaturated green known as Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pine?

The RGB value is 43, 93, 52: 43 red, 93 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pine?

The complementary color is #5D2B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B5D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pine color: hex code #2B5D34

#2B5D34 rgb(43, 93, 52)

Shades of green

Pine has the hex code #2B5D34. It is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 36.5% green and 20.4% blue (43, 93, 52).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

Pine (#2B5D34) color codes

HEX	`#2B5D34`
RGB	`rgb(43, 93, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 36.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 54%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 44%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.18, -26.87, 18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.18, 32.63, 145.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.53, 8.59, 4.615)`
Decimal	`2841908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pine, 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 #2B5D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B5D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #2B5D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b5d34; }
.text { color: #2b5d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b5d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 93 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b5d34, #2b5d4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #2B5D34 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2B5D34?: #2B5D34 is a dark, desaturated green known as Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pine?: The RGB value is 43, 93, 52: 43 red, 93 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pine?: The complementary color is #5D2B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B5D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.