What color is #2B855A?

#2B855A is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B855A?

The RGB value is 43, 133, 90: 43 red, 133 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B855A?

The complementary color is #852B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B855A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B855A color

#2B855A rgb(43, 133, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #2B855A is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 52.2% green and 35.3% blue (43, 133, 90).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 51% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Primal Green (#11875D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#2B855A color codes

HEX	`#2B855A`
RGB	`rgb(43, 133, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 52.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 51%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 68%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, -37.11, 15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 40.26, 157.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.228, 18.026, 12.558)`
Decimal	`2852186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B855A, 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 #2B855A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2B855A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #2B855A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b855a; }
.text { color: #2b855a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b855a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 133 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b855a, #2b8385); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B855A?: #2B855A is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B855A?: The RGB value is 43, 133, 90: 43 red, 133 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B855A?: The complementary color is #852B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B855A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.