What color is #2C4B17?

#2C4B17 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C4B17?

The RGB value is 44, 75, 23: 44 red, 75 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C4B17?

The complementary color is #36174B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C4B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C4B17 color

#2C4B17 rgb(44, 75, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C4B17 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 29.4% green and 9% blue (44, 75, 23).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 53% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#2C4B17 color codes

HEX	`#2C4B17`
RGB	`rgb(44, 75, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 29.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 53%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 69%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 69%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.46, -22.03, 26.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.46, 34.57, 129.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.709, 5.629, 1.702)`
Decimal	`2902807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C4B17, 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 #2C4B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C4B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #2C4B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c4b17; }
.text { color: #2c4b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c4b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 75 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c4b17, #174b1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2C4B17?: #2C4B17 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C4B17?: The RGB value is 44, 75, 23: 44 red, 75 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C4B17?: The complementary color is #36174B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C4B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.