What color is #2A6B34?

#2A6B34 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A6B34?

The RGB value is 42, 107, 52: 42 red, 107 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A6B34?

The complementary color is #6B2A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A6B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A6B34 color

#2A6B34 rgb(42, 107, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A6B34 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 42% green and 20.4% blue (42, 107, 52).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bucolic (#1B6634), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#2A6B34 color codes

HEX	`#2A6B34`
RGB	`rgb(42, 107, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 42%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 61%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 51%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.01, -33.52, 24.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.01, 41.61, 143.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.832, 11.255, 5.061)`
Decimal	`2779956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A6B34, 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 #2A6B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2A6B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #2A6B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a6b34; }
.text { color: #2a6b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a6b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 107 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a6b34, #2a6b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2A6B34?: #2A6B34 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A6B34?: The RGB value is 42, 107, 52: 42 red, 107 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A6B34?: The complementary color is #6B2A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A6B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.