What color is #2B4116?

#2B4116 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B4116?

The RGB value is 43, 65, 22: 43 red, 65 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4116?

The complementary color is #2C1641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4116 color

#2B4116 rgb(43, 65, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B4116 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 25.5% green and 8.6% blue (43, 65, 22).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 49% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#2B4116 color codes

HEX	`#2B4116`
RGB	`rgb(43, 65, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 25.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 49%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 66%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 66%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.8, -17.31, 23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.8, 28.84, 126.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.031, 4.352, 1.439)`
Decimal	`2834710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4116, 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 #2B4116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #2B4116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4116; }
.text { color: #2b4116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 65 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4116, #164116); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2B4116?: #2B4116 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B4116?: The RGB value is 43, 65, 22: 43 red, 65 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4116?: The complementary color is #2C1641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.