What color is #2A321B?

#2A321B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A321B?

The RGB value is 42, 50, 27: 42 red, 50 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A321B?

The complementary color is #231B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A321B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A321B color

#2A321B rgb(42, 50, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A321B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 19.6% green and 10.6% blue (42, 50, 27).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 30% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#2A321B color codes

HEX	`#2A321B`
RGB	`rgb(42, 50, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 19.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 30%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 46%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 46%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.44, -8.29, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.44, 15.86, 121.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.293, 2.853, 1.466)`
Decimal	`2765339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A321B, 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 #2A321B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A321B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #2A321B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a321b; }
.text { color: #2a321b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a321b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 50 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a321b, #1e321b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A321B?: #2A321B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A321B?: The RGB value is 42, 50, 27: 42 red, 50 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A321B?: The complementary color is #231B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A321B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.