What color is #2B2D25?

#2B2D25 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B2D25?

The RGB value is 43, 45, 37: 43 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B2D25?

The complementary color is #27252D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B2D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B2D25 color

#2B2D25 rgb(43, 45, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B2D25 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 17.6% green and 14.5% blue (43, 45, 37).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 10% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#2B2D25 color codes

HEX	`#2B2D25`
RGB	`rgb(43, 45, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 17.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 10%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 18%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.03, -2.71, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.03, 5.58, 119.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.269, 2.524, 2.118)`
Decimal	`2829605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B2D25, 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 #2B2D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B2D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #2B2D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b2d25; }
.text { color: #2b2d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 45 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b2d25, #272d25); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2B2D25?: #2B2D25 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B2D25?: The RGB value is 43, 45, 37: 43 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B2D25?: The complementary color is #27252D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B2D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.