What color is #2A3522?

#2A3522 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A3522?

The RGB value is 42, 53, 34: 42 red, 53 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3522?

The complementary color is #2D2235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3522 color

#2A3522 rgb(42, 53, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A3522 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 20.8% green and 13.3% blue (42, 53, 34).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#2A3522 color codes

HEX	`#2A3522`
RGB	`rgb(42, 53, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 20.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 36%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 36%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.65, -8.95, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.65, 13.81, 130.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.517, 3.154, 1.989)`
Decimal	`2766114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3522, 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 #2A3522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #2A3522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3522; }
.text { color: #2a3522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 53 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3522, #223524); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A3522?: #2A3522 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A3522?: The RGB value is 42, 53, 34: 42 red, 53 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3522?: The complementary color is #2D2235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.