What color is #028D29?

#028D29 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #028D29?

The RGB value is 2, 141, 41: 2 red, 141 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #028D29?

The complementary color is #8D0266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #028D29?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#028D29 color

#028D29 rgb(2, 141, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #028D29 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 55.3% green and 16.1% blue (2, 141, 41).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 97% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#028D29 color codes

HEX	`#028D29`
RGB	`rgb(2, 141, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 55.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 97%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 99%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 0%, 71%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.95, -52.91, 42.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.95, 67.85, 141.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.949, 19.221, 5.283)`
Decimal	`167209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #028D29, 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 #028D29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#028D29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	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 #028D29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #028d29; }
.text { color: #028d29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #028d29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 141 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #028d29, #028d6f); }

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Questions

What color is #028D29?: #028D29 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #028D29?: The RGB value is 2, 141, 41: 2 red, 141 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #028D29?: The complementary color is #8D0266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #028D29?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.