What color is #2A4221?

#2A4221 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A4221?

The RGB value is 42, 66, 33: 42 red, 66 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A4221?

The complementary color is #392142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A4221?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A4221 color

#2A4221 rgb(42, 66, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A4221 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 25.9% green and 12.9% blue (42, 66, 33).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#2A4221 color codes

HEX	`#2A4221`
RGB	`rgb(42, 66, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 25.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 50%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 50%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.25, -16.75, 17.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.25, 23.98, 134.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.177, 4.498, 2.139)`
Decimal	`2769441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A4221, 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 #2A4221	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A4221 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #2A4221 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a4221; }
.text { color: #2a4221; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4221; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 66 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a4221, #214229); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2A4221?: #2A4221 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A4221?: The RGB value is 42, 66, 33: 42 red, 66 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A4221?: The complementary color is #392142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A4221?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.