What color is #2B6C00?

#2B6C00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B6C00?

The RGB value is 43, 108, 0: 43 red, 108 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B6C00?

The complementary color is #41006C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B6C00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B6C00 color

#2B6C00 rgb(43, 108, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B6C00 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 42.4% green and 0% blue (43, 108, 0).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#2B6C00 color codes

HEX	`#2B6C00`
RGB	`rgb(43, 108, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 42.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 100%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.98, -38.31, 45.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.98, 59.29, 130.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.359, 11.238, 1.834)`
Decimal	`2845696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B6C00, 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 #2B6C00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2B6C00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2B6C00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b6c00; }
.text { color: #2b6c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b6c00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 108 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b6c00, #006c0b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B6C00?: #2B6C00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B6C00?: The RGB value is 43, 108, 0: 43 red, 108 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B6C00?: The complementary color is #41006C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B6C00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.