What color is #2A5335?

#2A5335 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A5335?

The RGB value is 42, 83, 53: 42 red, 83 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A5335?

The complementary color is #532A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A5335?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A5335 color

#2A5335 rgb(42, 83, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A5335 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 32.5% green and 20.8% blue (42, 83, 53).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#2A5335 color codes

HEX	`#2A5335`
RGB	`rgb(42, 83, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 32.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 36%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.66, -22.03, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.66, 25.7, 149.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.69, 6.935, 4.459)`
Decimal	`2773813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A5335, 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 #2A5335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A5335 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #2A5335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a5335; }
.text { color: #2a5335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a5335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 83 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a5335, #2a534a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2A5335?: #2A5335 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A5335?: The RGB value is 42, 83, 53: 42 red, 83 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A5335?: The complementary color is #532A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A5335?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.