What color is #2A3318?

#2A3318 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 #2A3318?

The RGB value is 42, 51, 24: 42 red, 51 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3318?

The complementary color is #211833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3318?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3318 color

#2A3318 rgb(42, 51, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A3318 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 20% green and 9.4% blue (42, 51, 24).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#2A3318 color codes

HEX	`#2A3318`
RGB	`rgb(42, 51, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 20%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 53%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 53%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.74, -9.37, 15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.74, 18.4, 120.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.304, 2.926, 1.307)`
Decimal	`2765592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3318, 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 #2A3318	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3318 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #2A3318 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3318; }
.text { color: #2a3318; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3318; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 51 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3318, #1d3318); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A3318?: #2A3318 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 #2A3318?: The RGB value is 42, 51, 24: 42 red, 51 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3318?: The complementary color is #211833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3318?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.