What color is #2B3028?

#2B3028 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B3028?

The RGB value is 43, 48, 40: 43 red, 48 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3028?

The complementary color is #2D2830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3028?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3028 color

#2B3028 rgb(43, 48, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B3028 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 18.8% green and 15.7% blue (43, 48, 40).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 9% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#2B3028 color codes

HEX	`#2B3028`
RGB	`rgb(43, 48, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 18.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 9%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 17%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.14, -4.06, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.14, 5.98, 132.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.436, 2.781, 2.415)`
Decimal	`2830376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3028, 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 #2B3028	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3028 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #2B3028 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3028; }
.text { color: #2b3028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3028; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 48 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3028, #283029); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B3028?: #2B3028 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B3028?: The RGB value is 43, 48, 40: 43 red, 48 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3028?: The complementary color is #2D2830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3028?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.