What color is #2B390F?

#2B390F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B390F?

The RGB value is 43, 57, 15: 43 red, 57 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B390F?

The complementary color is #1D0F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B390F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B390F color

#2B390F rgb(43, 57, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B390F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 22.4% green and 5.9% blue (43, 57, 15).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 58% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 78% 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 12.39:1).

#2B390F color codes

HEX	`#2B390F`
RGB	`rgb(43, 57, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 22.4%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 58%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 74%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 74%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.85, -13.56, 23.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.85, 27.16, 119.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.546, 3.474, 0.988)`
Decimal	`2832655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B390F, 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 #2B390F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B390F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #2B390F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b390f; }
.text { color: #2b390f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b390f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 57 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b390f, #16390f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2B390F?: #2B390F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B390F?: The RGB value is 43, 57, 15: 43 red, 57 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B390F?: The complementary color is #1D0F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B390F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.