What color is #2B5C30?

#2B5C30 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B5C30?

The RGB value is 43, 92, 48: 43 red, 92 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B5C30?

The complementary color is #5C2B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B5C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B5C30 color

#2B5C30 rgb(43, 92, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B5C30 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 36.1% green and 18.8% blue (43, 92, 48).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 36% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#2B5C30 color codes

HEX	`#2B5C30`
RGB	`rgb(43, 92, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 36.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 36%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 53%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 48%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.76, -27.11, 20.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.76, 33.88, 143.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.357, 8.381, 4.131)`
Decimal	`2841648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B5C30, 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 #2B5C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B5C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #2B5C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b5c30; }
.text { color: #2b5c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b5c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 92 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b5c30, #2b5c48); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2B5C30?: #2B5C30 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B5C30?: The RGB value is 43, 92, 48: 43 red, 92 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B5C30?: The complementary color is #5C2B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B5C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.