What color is #2B3125?

#2B3125 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 #2B3125?

The RGB value is 43, 49, 37: 43 red, 49 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3125?

The complementary color is #2B2531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3125?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3125 color

#2B3125 rgb(43, 49, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B3125 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 19.2% green and 14.5% blue (43, 49, 37).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#2B3125 color codes

HEX	`#2B3125`
RGB	`rgb(43, 49, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 19.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 24%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 24%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.41, -5.35, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.41, 8.66, 128.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.428, 2.844, 2.171)`
Decimal	`2830629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3125, 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 #2B3125	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3125 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #2B3125 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3125; }
.text { color: #2b3125; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3125; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 49 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3125, #253125); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B3125?: #2B3125 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 #2B3125?: The RGB value is 43, 49, 37: 43 red, 49 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3125?: The complementary color is #2B2531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3125?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.