What color is #2B473D?

#2B473D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B473D?

The RGB value is 43, 71, 61: 43 red, 71 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B473D?

The complementary color is #472B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B473D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B473D color

#2B473D rgb(43, 71, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B473D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 27.8% green and 23.9% blue (43, 71, 61).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#2B473D color codes

HEX	`#2B473D`
RGB	`rgb(43, 71, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 27.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 39%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 14%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.73, -13.25, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.73, 13.52, 168.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.091, 5.357, 5.232)`
Decimal	`2836285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B473D, 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 #2B473D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B473D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #2B473D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b473d; }
.text { color: #2b473d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b473d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 71 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b473d, #2b4347); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B473D?: #2B473D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B473D?: The RGB value is 43, 71, 61: 43 red, 71 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B473D?: The complementary color is #472B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B473D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.