What color is #2A5A46?

#2A5A46 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A5A46?

The RGB value is 42, 90, 70: 42 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A5A46?

The complementary color is #5A2A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A5A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A5A46 color

#2A5A46 rgb(42, 90, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A5A46 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 35.3% green and 27.5% blue (42, 90, 70).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 36% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#2A5A46 color codes

HEX	`#2A5A46`
RGB	`rgb(42, 90, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 35.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 36%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 53%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 22%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.49, -21.74, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.49, 22.72, 163.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.716, 8.246, 7.084)`
Decimal	`2775622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A5A46, 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 #2A5A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A5A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #2A5A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a5a46; }
.text { color: #2a5a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a5a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 90 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a5a46, #2a565a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A5A46?: #2A5A46 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A5A46?: The RGB value is 42, 90, 70: 42 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A5A46?: The complementary color is #5A2A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A5A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.