What color is #2B311F?

#2B311F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B311F?

The RGB value is 43, 49, 31: 43 red, 49 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B311F?

The complementary color is #251F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B311F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B311F color

#2B311F rgb(43, 49, 31)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B311F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 19.2% green and 12.2% blue (43, 49, 31).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#2B311F color codes

HEX	`#2B311F`
RGB	`rgb(43, 49, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 19.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 37%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.26, -6.5, 10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.26, 12.49, 121.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.342, 2.809, 1.715)`
Decimal	`2830623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B311F, 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 #2B311F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B311F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #2B311F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b311f; }
.text { color: #2b311f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b311f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 49 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b311f, #22311f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B311F?: #2B311F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B311F?: The RGB value is 43, 49, 31: 43 red, 49 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B311F?: The complementary color is #251F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B311F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.