What color is #2A3610?

#2A3610 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A3610?

The RGB value is 42, 54, 16: 42 red, 54 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3610?

The complementary color is #1C1036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3610?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3610 color

#2A3610 rgb(42, 54, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A3610 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 21.2% green and 6.3% blue (42, 54, 16).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 54% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% 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 12.86:1).

#2A3610 color codes

HEX	`#2A3610`
RGB	`rgb(42, 54, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 21.2%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 54%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 70%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 70%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.7, -12.18, 21.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.7, 24.91, 119.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.368, 3.168, 0.977)`
Decimal	`2766352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3610, 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 #2A3610	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3610 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #2A3610 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3610; }
.text { color: #2a3610; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3610; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 54 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3610, #173610); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2A3610?: #2A3610 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A3610?: The RGB value is 42, 54, 16: 42 red, 54 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3610?: The complementary color is #1C1036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3610?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.