What color is #2A3517?

#2A3517 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 #2A3517?

The RGB value is 42, 53, 23: 42 red, 53 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3517?

The complementary color is #221735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3517?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3517 color

#2A3517 rgb(42, 53, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A3517 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 20.8% green and 9% blue (42, 53, 23).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#2A3517 color codes

HEX	`#2A3517`
RGB	`rgb(42, 53, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 20.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 57%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 57%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.44, -10.74, 17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.44, 20.38, 121.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.383, 3.1, 1.283)`
Decimal	`2766103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3517, 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 #2A3517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #2A3517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3517; }
.text { color: #2a3517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 53 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3517, #1b3517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2A3517?: #2A3517 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 #2A3517?: The RGB value is 42, 53, 23: 42 red, 53 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3517?: The complementary color is #221735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3517?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.