What color is #2B4213?

#2B4213 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B4213?

The RGB value is 43, 66, 19: 43 red, 66 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4213?

The complementary color is #2A1342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4213?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4213 color

#2B4213 rgb(43, 66, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B4213 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 25.9% green and 7.5% blue (43, 66, 19).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 55% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#2B4213 color codes

HEX	`#2B4213`
RGB	`rgb(43, 66, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 25.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 55%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 71%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 71%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.13, -18.18, 25.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.13, 30.93, 126)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.062, 4.457, 1.315)`
Decimal	`2834963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4213, 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 #2B4213	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4213 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #2B4213 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4213; }
.text { color: #2b4213; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4213; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 66 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4213, #144213); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2B4213?: #2B4213 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B4213?: The RGB value is 43, 66, 19: 43 red, 66 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4213?: The complementary color is #2A1342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4213?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.