What color is #2B5515?

#2B5515 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B5515?

The RGB value is 43, 85, 21: 43 red, 85 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B5515?

The complementary color is #3F1555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B5515?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B5515 color

#2B5515 rgb(43, 85, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B5515 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 33.3% green and 8.2% blue (43, 85, 21).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 60% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#2B5515 color codes

HEX	`#2B5515`
RGB	`rgb(43, 85, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 33.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 60%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 75%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 75%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.95, -27.44, 31.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.95, 41.65, 131.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.38, 7.064, 1.842)`
Decimal	`2839829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B5515, 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 #2B5515	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B5515 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #2B5515 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b5515; }
.text { color: #2b5515; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b5515; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 85 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b5515, #15551f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #2B5515?: #2B5515 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B5515?: The RGB value is 43, 85, 21: 43 red, 85 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B5515?: The complementary color is #3F1555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B5515?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.