What color is #2C3B12?

#2C3B12 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3B12?

The RGB value is 44, 59, 18: 44 red, 59 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3B12?

The complementary color is #21123B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3B12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3B12 color

#2C3B12 rgb(44, 59, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C3B12 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 23.1% green and 7.1% blue (44, 59, 18).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 53% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#2C3B12 color codes

HEX	`#2C3B12`
RGB	`rgb(44, 59, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 23.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 53%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 69%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 69%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.68, -13.93, 22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.68, 26.78, 121.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.712, 3.707, 1.145)`
Decimal	`2898706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3B12, 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 #2C3B12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3B12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #2C3B12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3b12; }
.text { color: #2c3b12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3b12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 59 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3b12, #183b12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2C3B12?: #2C3B12 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3B12?: The RGB value is 44, 59, 18: 44 red, 59 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3B12?: The complementary color is #21123B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3B12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.