What color is #2A5E41?

#2A5E41 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A5E41?

The RGB value is 42, 94, 65: 42 red, 94 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A5E41?

The complementary color is #5E2A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A5E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A5E41 color

#2A5E41 rgb(42, 94, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A5E41 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 36.9% green and 25.5% blue (42, 94, 65).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 38% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#2A5E41 color codes

HEX	`#2A5E41`
RGB	`rgb(42, 94, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 36.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 38%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 55%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 31%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.75, -24.96, 11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.75, 27.46, 155.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.911, 8.879, 6.402)`
Decimal	`2776641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A5E41, 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 #2A5E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A5E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #2A5E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a5e41; }
.text { color: #2a5e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a5e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 94 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a5e41, #2a5e5b); }

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Questions

What color is #2A5E41?: #2A5E41 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A5E41?: The RGB value is 42, 94, 65: 42 red, 94 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A5E41?: The complementary color is #5E2A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A5E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.