What color is #2B412D?

#2B412D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B412D?

The RGB value is 43, 65, 45: 43 red, 65 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B412D?

The complementary color is #412B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B412D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B412D color

#2B412D rgb(43, 65, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B412D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 25.5% green and 17.6% blue (43, 65, 45).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#2B412D color codes

HEX	`#2B412D`
RGB	`rgb(43, 65, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 25.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 34%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.21, -13.53, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.21, 16.54, 144.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.36, 4.484, 3.17)`
Decimal	`2834733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B412D, 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 #2B412D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B412D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #2B412D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b412d; }
.text { color: #2b412d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b412d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 65 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b412d, #2b4138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2B412D?: #2B412D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B412D?: The RGB value is 43, 65, 45: 43 red, 65 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B412D?: The complementary color is #412B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B412D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.