What color is #2C5502?

#2C5502 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C5502?

The RGB value is 44, 85, 2: 44 red, 85 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C5502?

The complementary color is #2B0255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C5502?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C5502 color

#2C5502 rgb(44, 85, 2)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C5502 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 33.3% green and 0.8% blue (44, 85, 2).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 95% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#2C5502 color codes

HEX	`#2C5502`
RGB	`rgb(44, 85, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 33.3%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 95%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 98%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 98%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.89, -28.29, 38.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.89, 47.53, 126.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.298, 7.037, 1.189)`
Decimal	`2905346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C5502, 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 #2C5502	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C5502 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #2C5502 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c5502; }
.text { color: #2c5502; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c5502; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 85 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c5502, #025502); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #2C5502?: #2C5502 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C5502?: The RGB value is 44, 85, 2: 44 red, 85 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C5502?: The complementary color is #2B0255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C5502?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.