What color is #2A331F?

#2A331F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A331F?

The RGB value is 42, 51, 31: 42 red, 51 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A331F?

The complementary color is #281F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A331F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A331F color

#2A331F rgb(42, 51, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A331F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 20% green and 12.2% blue (42, 51, 31).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#2A331F color codes

HEX	`#2A331F`
RGB	`rgb(42, 51, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 20%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 39%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 39%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.88, -8.25, 11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.88, 14.13, 125.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.386, 2.959, 1.741)`
Decimal	`2765599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A331F, 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 #2A331F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A331F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #2A331F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a331f; }
.text { color: #2a331f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a331f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 51 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a331f, #20331f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A331F?: #2A331F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A331F?: The RGB value is 42, 51, 31: 42 red, 51 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A331F?: The complementary color is #281F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A331F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.