What color is #2B7859?

#2B7859 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B7859?

The RGB value is 43, 120, 89: 43 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B7859?

The complementary color is #782B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B7859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B7859 color

#2B7859 rgb(43, 120, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B7859 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 47.1% green and 34.9% blue (43, 120, 89).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 47% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greasy Greens (#117755), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#2B7859 color codes

HEX	`#2B7859`
RGB	`rgb(43, 120, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 47.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 47%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 64%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.17, -31.52, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.17, 33.12, 162.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.515, 14.667, 11.779)`
Decimal	`2848857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B7859, 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 #2B7859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2B7859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #2B7859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b7859; }
.text { color: #2b7859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b7859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 120 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b7859, #2b7178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #2B7859?: #2B7859 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B7859?: The RGB value is 43, 120, 89: 43 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B7859?: The complementary color is #782B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B7859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.