What color is #2A3316?

#2A3316 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 #2A3316?

The RGB value is 42, 51, 22: 42 red, 51 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3316?

The complementary color is #1F1633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3316?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3316 color

#2A3316 rgb(42, 51, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A3316 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 20% green and 8.6% blue (42, 51, 22).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#2A3316 color codes

HEX	`#2A3316`
RGB	`rgb(42, 51, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 20%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 57%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.71, -9.65, 17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.71, 19.59, 119.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.283, 2.918, 1.202)`
Decimal	`2765590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3316, 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 #2A3316	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3316 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #2A3316 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3316; }
.text { color: #2a3316; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3316; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 51 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3316, #1b3316); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2A3316?: #2A3316 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 #2A3316?: The RGB value is 42, 51, 22: 42 red, 51 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3316?: The complementary color is #1F1633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3316?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.