What color is #2A3624?

#2A3624 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 #2A3624?

The RGB value is 42, 54, 36: 42 red, 54 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3624?

The complementary color is #302436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3624?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3624 color

#2A3624 rgb(42, 54, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A3624 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 21.2% green and 14.1% blue (42, 54, 36).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#2A3624 color codes

HEX	`#2A3624`
RGB	`rgb(42, 54, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 21.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 33%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 33%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.05, -9.18, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.05, 13.38, 133.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.592, 3.258, 2.161)`
Decimal	`2766372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3624, 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 #2A3624	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3624 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #2A3624 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3624; }
.text { color: #2a3624; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3624; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 54 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3624, #243627); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A3624?: #2A3624 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 #2A3624?: The RGB value is 42, 54, 36: 42 red, 54 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3624?: The complementary color is #302436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3624?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.