What color is #2A3928?

#2A3928 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A3928?

The RGB value is 42, 57, 40: 42 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3928?

The complementary color is #372839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3928 color

#2A3928 rgb(42, 57, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A3928 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 22.4% green and 15.7% blue (42, 57, 40).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#2A3928 color codes

HEX	`#2A3928`
RGB	`rgb(42, 57, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 22.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.2, -10.22, 8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.2, 13.39, 139.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.801, 3.572, 2.549)`
Decimal	`2767144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3928, 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 #2A3928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #2A3928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3928; }
.text { color: #2a3928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 57 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3928, #28392f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A3928?: #2A3928 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A3928?: The RGB value is 42, 57, 40: 42 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3928?: The complementary color is #372839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.