What color is #2A644B?

#2A644B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A644B?

The RGB value is 42, 100, 75: 42 red, 100 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A644B?

The complementary color is #642A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A644B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A644B color

#2A644B rgb(42, 100, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A644B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 39.2% green and 29.4% blue (42, 100, 75).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 41% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#2A644B color codes

HEX	`#2A644B`
RGB	`rgb(42, 100, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 39.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 41%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 58%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 25%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.05, -25.58, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.05, 26.97, 161.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.781, 10.114, 8.25)`
Decimal	`2778187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A644B, 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 #2A644B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2A644B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2A644B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a644b; }
.text { color: #2a644b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a644b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 100 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a644b, #2a6064); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2A644B?: #2A644B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A644B?: The RGB value is 42, 100, 75: 42 red, 100 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A644B?: The complementary color is #642A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A644B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.