What color is #2A3713?

#2A3713 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 #2A3713?

The RGB value is 42, 55, 19: 42 red, 55 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3713?

The complementary color is #201337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3713?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3713 color

#2A3713 rgb(42, 55, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A3713 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 21.6% green and 7.5% blue (42, 55, 19).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#2A3713 color codes

HEX	`#2A3713`
RGB	`rgb(42, 55, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 21.6%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 65%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.1, -12.45, 20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.1, 23.97, 121.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.439, 3.272, 1.119)`
Decimal	`2766611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3713, 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 #2A3713	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3713 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #2A3713 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3713; }
.text { color: #2a3713; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3713; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 55 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3713, #183713); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2A3713?: #2A3713 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 #2A3713?: The RGB value is 42, 55, 19: 42 red, 55 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3713?: The complementary color is #201337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3713?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.