What color is #2A341E?

#2A341E 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 #2A341E?

The RGB value is 42, 52, 30: 42 red, 52 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A341E?

The complementary color is #281E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A341E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A341E color

#2A341E rgb(42, 52, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A341E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 20.4% green and 11.8% blue (42, 52, 30).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 27% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% 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 13.06:1).

#2A341E color codes

HEX	`#2A341E`
RGB	`rgb(42, 52, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 20.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 27%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 42%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.21, -9.05, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.21, 15.48, 125.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.417, 3.042, 1.688)`
Decimal	`2765854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A341E, 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 #2A341E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A341E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #2A341E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a341e; }
.text { color: #2a341e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a341e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 52 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a341e, #1f341e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A341E?: #2A341E 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 #2A341E?: The RGB value is 42, 52, 30: 42 red, 52 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A341E?: The complementary color is #281E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A341E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.