What color is #2A4B39?

#2A4B39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A4B39?

The RGB value is 42, 75, 57: 42 red, 75 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A4B39?

The complementary color is #4B2A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A4B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A4B39 color

#2A4B39 rgb(42, 75, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A4B39 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 29.4% green and 22.4% blue (42, 75, 57).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#2A4B39 color codes

HEX	`#2A4B39`
RGB	`rgb(42, 75, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 29.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 44%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 24%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.95, -16.86, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.95, 18.26, 157.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.209, 5.82, 4.772)`
Decimal	`2771769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A4B39, 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 #2A4B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A4B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #2A4B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a4b39; }
.text { color: #2a4b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 75 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a4b39, #2a4b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2A4B39?: #2A4B39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A4B39?: The RGB value is 42, 75, 57: 42 red, 75 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A4B39?: The complementary color is #4B2A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A4B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.