What color is #2A4B12?

#2A4B12 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A4B12?

The RGB value is 42, 75, 18: 42 red, 75 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A4B12?

The complementary color is #33124B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A4B12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A4B12 color

#2A4B12 rgb(42, 75, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A4B12 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 29.4% green and 7.1% blue (42, 75, 18).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 61% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#2A4B12 color codes

HEX	`#2A4B12`
RGB	`rgb(42, 75, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 29.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 61%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 76%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 76%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.3, -23.32, 28.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.3, 37.12, 128.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.58, 5.568, 1.458)`
Decimal	`2771730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A4B12, 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 #2A4B12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A4B12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #2A4B12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a4b12; }
.text { color: #2a4b12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4b12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 75 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a4b12, #124b17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2A4B12?: #2A4B12 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A4B12?: The RGB value is 42, 75, 18: 42 red, 75 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A4B12?: The complementary color is #33124B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A4B12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.