What color is #2A6F00?

#2A6F00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A6F00?

The RGB value is 42, 111, 0: 42 red, 111 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A6F00?

The complementary color is #45006F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A6F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A6F00 color

#2A6F00 rgb(42, 111, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A6F00 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 43.5% green and 0% blue (42, 111, 0).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#2A6F00 color codes

HEX	`#2A6F00`
RGB	`rgb(42, 111, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 43.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 100%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.99, -39.75, 46.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.99, 60.82, 130.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.639, 11.861, 1.939)`
Decimal	`2780928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A6F00, 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 #2A6F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2A6F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #2A6F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a6f00; }
.text { color: #2a6f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a6f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 111 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a6f00, #006f0d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A6F00?: #2A6F00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A6F00?: The RGB value is 42, 111, 0: 42 red, 111 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A6F00?: The complementary color is #45006F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A6F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.