What color is #2B3412?

#2B3412 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B3412?

The RGB value is 43, 52, 18: 43 red, 52 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3412?

The complementary color is #1B1234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3412?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3412 color

#2B3412 rgb(43, 52, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B3412 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 20.4% green and 7.1% blue (43, 52, 18).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 49% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#2B3412 color codes

HEX	`#2B3412`
RGB	`rgb(43, 52, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 20.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 49%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 65%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 65%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.1, -10.27, 19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.1, 22.42, 117.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.333, 3.013, 1.031)`
Decimal	`2831378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3412, 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 #2B3412	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3412 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #2B3412 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3412; }
.text { color: #2b3412; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3412; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 52 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3412, #1a3412); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2B3412?: #2B3412 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B3412?: The RGB value is 43, 52, 18: 43 red, 52 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3412?: The complementary color is #1B1234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3412?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.