What color is #2B3B08?

#2B3B08 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B3B08?

The RGB value is 43, 59, 8: 43 red, 59 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3B08?

The complementary color is #18083B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3B08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3B08 color

#2B3B08 rgb(43, 59, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B3B08 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 23.1% green and 3.1% blue (43, 59, 8).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 76% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#2B3B08 color codes

HEX	`#2B3B08`
RGB	`rgb(43, 59, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 23.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 76%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 86%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 86%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.51, -15.26, 27.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.51, 31.35, 119.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.604, 3.659, 0.799)`
Decimal	`2833160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3B08, 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 #2B3B08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3B08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #2B3B08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3b08; }
.text { color: #2b3b08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3b08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 59 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3b08, #123b08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2B3B08?: #2B3B08 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B3B08?: The RGB value is 43, 59, 8: 43 red, 59 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3B08?: The complementary color is #18083B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3B08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.