What color is #2A5029?

#2A5029 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A5029?

The RGB value is 42, 80, 41: 42 red, 80 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A5029?

The complementary color is #4F2950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A5029?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A5029 color

#2A5029 rgb(42, 80, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A5029 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 31.4% green and 16.1% blue (42, 80, 41).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 32% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#2A5029 color codes

HEX	`#2A5029`
RGB	`rgb(42, 80, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 31.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 32%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 49%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.37, -22.79, 18.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.37, 29.56, 140.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.224, 6.389, 3.108)`
Decimal	`2773033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A5029, 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 #2A5029	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A5029 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #2A5029 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a5029; }
.text { color: #2a5029; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a5029; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 80 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a5029, #29503b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2A5029?: #2A5029 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A5029?: The RGB value is 42, 80, 41: 42 red, 80 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A5029?: The complementary color is #4F2950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A5029?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.