What color is #2B301D?

#2B301D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B301D?

The RGB value is 43, 48, 29: 43 red, 48 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B301D?

The complementary color is #221D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B301D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B301D color

#2B301D rgb(43, 48, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B301D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 18.8% green and 11.4% blue (43, 48, 29).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 25% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#2B301D color codes

HEX	`#2B301D`
RGB	`rgb(43, 48, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 18.8%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 25%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 40%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 40%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.87, -6.2, 11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.87, 13.05, 118.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.275, 2.716, 1.567)`
Decimal	`2830365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B301D, 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 #2B301D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B301D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #2B301D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b301d; }
.text { color: #2b301d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b301d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 48 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b301d, #21301d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2B301D?: #2B301D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B301D?: The RGB value is 43, 48, 29: 43 red, 48 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B301D?: The complementary color is #221D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B301D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.