What color is #2B3D03?

#2B3D03 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B3D03?

The RGB value is 43, 61, 3: 43 red, 61 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3D03?

The complementary color is #15033D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3D03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3D03 color

#2B3D03 rgb(43, 61, 3)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B3D03 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 23.9% green and 1.2% blue (43, 61, 3).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 91% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#2B3D03 color codes

HEX	`#2B3D03`
RGB	`rgb(43, 61, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 23.9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 91%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 95%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 95%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.19, -16.73, 30.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.19, 34.46, 119.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.681, 3.858, 0.689)`
Decimal	`2833667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3D03, 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 #2B3D03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3D03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #2B3D03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3d03; }
.text { color: #2b3d03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3d03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 61 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3d03, #0e3d03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2B3D03?: #2B3D03 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B3D03?: The RGB value is 43, 61, 3: 43 red, 61 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3D03?: The complementary color is #15033D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3D03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.