What color is #2B4B41?

#2B4B41 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B4B41?

The RGB value is 43, 75, 65: 43 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4B41?

The complementary color is #4B2B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4B41 color

#2B4B41 rgb(43, 75, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B4B41 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 29.4% green and 25.5% blue (43, 75, 65).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 27% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#2B4B41 color codes

HEX	`#2B4B41`
RGB	`rgb(43, 75, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 29.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 27%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 43%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 13%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.23, -14.52, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.23, 14.7, 171.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.466, 5.927, 5.909)`
Decimal	`2837313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4B41, 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 #2B4B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #2B4B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4b41; }
.text { color: #2b4b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 75 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4b41, #2b454b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B4B41?: #2B4B41 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B4B41?: The RGB value is 43, 75, 65: 43 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4B41?: The complementary color is #4B2B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.