What color is #2A6F49?

#2A6F49 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Into the Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A6F49?

The RGB value is 42, 111, 73: 42 red, 111 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A6F49?

The complementary color is #6F2A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A6F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A6F49 color

#2A6F49 rgb(42, 111, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A6F49 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 43.5% green and 28.6% blue (42, 111, 73).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 45% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Into the Green (#0D6C49), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#2A6F49 color codes

HEX	`#2A6F49`
RGB	`rgb(42, 111, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 43.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 45%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 62%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 34%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.75, -31.27, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.75, 34.63, 154.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.841, 12.341, 8.271)`
Decimal	`2781001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A6F49, 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 #2A6F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2A6F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #2A6F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a6f49; }
.text { color: #2a6f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a6f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 111 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a6f49, #2a6f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #2A6F49?: #2A6F49 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Into the Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A6F49?: The RGB value is 42, 111, 73: 42 red, 111 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A6F49?: The complementary color is #6F2A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A6F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.