What color is #2B3529?

#2B3529 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B3529?

The RGB value is 43, 53, 41: 43 red, 53 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3529?

The complementary color is #332935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3529?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3529 color

#2B3529 rgb(43, 53, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B3529 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 20.8% green and 16.1% blue (43, 53, 41).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#2B3529 color codes

HEX	`#2B3529`
RGB	`rgb(43, 53, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 20.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 23%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 23%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.9, -7.08, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.9, 9.41, 138.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.67, 3.22, 2.578)`
Decimal	`2831657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3529, 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 #2B3529	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3529 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #2B3529 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3529; }
.text { color: #2b3529; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3529; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 53 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3529, #29352d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B3529?: #2B3529 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B3529?: The RGB value is 43, 53, 41: 43 red, 53 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3529?: The complementary color is #332935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3529?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.