What color is #2B371F?

#2B371F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B371F?

The RGB value is 43, 55, 31: 43 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B371F?

The complementary color is #2B1F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B371F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B371F color

#2B371F rgb(43, 55, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B371F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 21.6% green and 12.2% blue (43, 55, 31).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#2B371F color codes

HEX	`#2B371F`
RGB	`rgb(43, 55, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 21.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 44%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.38, -10.26, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.38, 16.92, 127.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.61, 3.345, 1.804)`
Decimal	`2832159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B371F, 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 #2B371F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B371F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #2B371F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b371f; }
.text { color: #2b371f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b371f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 55 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b371f, #1f371f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2B371F?: #2B371F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B371F?: The RGB value is 43, 55, 31: 43 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B371F?: The complementary color is #2B1F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B371F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.