What color is #2C5324?

#2C5324 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C5324?

The RGB value is 44, 83, 36: 44 red, 83 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C5324?

The complementary color is #4B2453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C5324?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C5324 color

#2C5324 rgb(44, 83, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C5324 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 32.5% green and 14.1% blue (44, 83, 36).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 39% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#2C5324 color codes

HEX	`#2C5324`
RGB	`rgb(44, 83, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 32.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 39%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 57%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 57%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.46, -24.36, 23.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.46, 33.57, 136.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.45, 6.849, 2.756)`
Decimal	`2904868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C5324, 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 #2C5324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C5324 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #2C5324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c5324; }
.text { color: #2c5324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c5324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 83 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c5324, #245334); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C5324?: #2C5324 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C5324?: The RGB value is 44, 83, 36: 44 red, 83 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C5324?: The complementary color is #4B2453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C5324?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.