What color is #2A3D33?

#2A3D33 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A3D33?

The RGB value is 42, 61, 51: 42 red, 61 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3D33?

The complementary color is #3D2A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3D33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3D33 color

#2A3D33 rgb(42, 61, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A3D33 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 23.9% green and 20% blue (42, 61, 51).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#2A3D33 color codes

HEX	`#2A3D33`
RGB	`rgb(42, 61, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 23.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 31%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 16%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.9, -10.17, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.9, 10.83, 159.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.221, 4.069, 3.747)`
Decimal	`2768179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3D33, 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 #2A3D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3D33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #2A3D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3d33; }
.text { color: #2a3d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 61 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3d33, #2a3d3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A3D33?: #2A3D33 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A3D33?: The RGB value is 42, 61, 51: 42 red, 61 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3D33?: The complementary color is #3D2A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3D33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.