What color is #2A5345?

#2A5345 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A5345?

The RGB value is 42, 83, 69: 42 red, 83 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A5345?

The complementary color is #532A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A5345?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A5345 color

#2A5345 rgb(42, 83, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A5345 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 32.5% green and 27.1% blue (42, 83, 69).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#2A5345 color codes

HEX	`#2A5345`
RGB	`rgb(42, 83, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 32.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 17%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.05, -18.26, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.05, 18.65, 168.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.122, 7.108, 6.731)`
Decimal	`2773829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A5345, 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 #2A5345	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A5345 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #2A5345 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a5345; }
.text { color: #2a5345; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a5345; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 83 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a5345, #2a4d53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2A5345?: #2A5345 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A5345?: The RGB value is 42, 83, 69: 42 red, 83 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A5345?: The complementary color is #532A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A5345?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.