What color is #2A4208?

#2A4208 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A4208?

The RGB value is 42, 66, 8: 42 red, 66 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A4208?

The complementary color is #200842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A4208?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A4208 color

#2A4208 rgb(42, 66, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A4208 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 25.9% green and 3.1% blue (42, 66, 8).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 78% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#2A4208 color codes

HEX	`#2A4208`
RGB	`rgb(42, 66, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 25.9%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 78%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 88%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 88%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.97, -19.52, 29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.97, 35.65, 123.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.947, 4.406, 0.925)`
Decimal	`2769416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A4208, 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 #2A4208	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A4208 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #2A4208 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a4208; }
.text { color: #2a4208; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4208; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 66 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a4208, #0d4208); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2A4208?: #2A4208 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A4208?: The RGB value is 42, 66, 8: 42 red, 66 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A4208?: The complementary color is #200842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A4208?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.