What color is #2C422E?

#2C422E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C422E?

The RGB value is 44, 66, 46: 44 red, 66 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C422E?

The complementary color is #422C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C422E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C422E color

#2C422E rgb(44, 66, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C422E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 25.9% green and 18% blue (44, 66, 46).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 20% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#2C422E color codes

HEX	`#2C422E`
RGB	`rgb(44, 66, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 25.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 20%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 33%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.65, -13.5, 9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.65, 16.5, 144.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.48, 4.629, 3.294)`
Decimal	`2900526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C422E, 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 #2C422E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C422E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #2C422E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c422e; }
.text { color: #2c422e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c422e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 66 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c422e, #2c4239); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2C422E?: #2C422E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C422E?: The RGB value is 44, 66, 46: 44 red, 66 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C422E?: The complementary color is #422C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C422E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.