What color is #2B3519?

#2B3519 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 #2B3519?

The RGB value is 43, 53, 25: 43 red, 53 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3519?

The complementary color is #231935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3519?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3519 color

#2B3519 rgb(43, 53, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B3519 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 20.8% green and 9.8% blue (43, 53, 25).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#2B3519 color codes

HEX	`#2B3519`
RGB	`rgb(43, 53, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 20.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 53%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 53%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.56, -9.98, 16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.56, 19.05, 121.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.445, 3.13, 1.395)`
Decimal	`2831641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3519, 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 #2B3519	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3519 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #2B3519 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3519; }
.text { color: #2b3519; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3519; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 53 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3519, #1d3519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2B3519?: #2B3519 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 #2B3519?: The RGB value is 43, 53, 25: 43 red, 53 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3519?: The complementary color is #231935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3519?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.