What color is #2A3625?

#2A3625 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A3625?

The RGB value is 42, 54, 37: 42 red, 54 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3625?

The complementary color is #312536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3625?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3625 color

#2A3625 rgb(42, 54, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A3625 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 21.2% green and 14.5% blue (42, 54, 37).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#2A3625 color codes

HEX	`#2A3625`
RGB	`rgb(42, 54, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 21.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 31%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 31%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.07, -8.99, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.07, 12.79, 134.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.608, 3.264, 2.243)`
Decimal	`2766373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3625, 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 #2A3625	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3625 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #2A3625 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3625; }
.text { color: #2a3625; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3625; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 54 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3625, #253629); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A3625?: #2A3625 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A3625?: The RGB value is 42, 54, 37: 42 red, 54 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3625?: The complementary color is #312536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3625?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.