What color is #2B3127?

#2B3127 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 #2B3127?

The RGB value is 43, 49, 39: 43 red, 49 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3127?

The complementary color is #2D2731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3127?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3127 color

#2B3127 rgb(43, 49, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B3127 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 19.2% green and 15.3% blue (43, 49, 39).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 11% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#2B3127 color codes

HEX	`#2B3127`
RGB	`rgb(43, 49, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 19.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 11%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 20%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.46, -4.93, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.46, 7.41, 131.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.461, 2.857, 2.341)`
Decimal	`2830631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3127, 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 #2B3127	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3127 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #2B3127 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3127; }
.text { color: #2b3127; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3127; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 49 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3127, #273128); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B3127?: #2B3127 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 #2B3127?: The RGB value is 43, 49, 39: 43 red, 49 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3127?: The complementary color is #2D2731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3127?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.