What color is #2A5F28?

#2A5F28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A5F28?

The RGB value is 42, 95, 40: 42 red, 95 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A5F28?

The complementary color is #5D285F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A5F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A5F28 color

#2A5F28 rgb(42, 95, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A5F28 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 37.3% green and 15.7% blue (42, 95, 40).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 41% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#2A5F28 color codes

HEX	`#2A5F28`
RGB	`rgb(42, 95, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 37.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 41%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 58%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 58%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.65, -30.08, 25.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.65, 39.71, 139.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.43, 8.829, 3.425)`
Decimal	`2776872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A5F28, 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 #2A5F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A5F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #2A5F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a5f28; }
.text { color: #2a5f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a5f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 95 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a5f28, #285f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2A5F28?: #2A5F28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A5F28?: The RGB value is 42, 95, 40: 42 red, 95 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A5F28?: The complementary color is #5D285F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A5F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.