What color is #2A3722?

#2A3722 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 #2A3722?

The RGB value is 42, 55, 34: 42 red, 55 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3722?

The complementary color is #2F2237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3722?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3722 color

#2A3722 rgb(42, 55, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A3722 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 21.6% green and 13.3% blue (42, 55, 34).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 24% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#2A3722 color codes

HEX	`#2A3722`
RGB	`rgb(42, 55, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 21.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 24%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 38%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 38%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.36, -10.18, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.36, 15.33, 131.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.61, 3.34, 2.02)`
Decimal	`2766626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3722, 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 #2A3722	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3722 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #2A3722 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3722; }
.text { color: #2a3722; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3722; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 55 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3722, #223724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A3722?: #2A3722 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 #2A3722?: The RGB value is 42, 55, 34: 42 red, 55 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3722?: The complementary color is #2F2237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3722?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.