What color is #2C5725?

#2C5725 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 #2C5725?

The RGB value is 44, 87, 37: 44 red, 87 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C5725?

The complementary color is #502557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C5725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C5725 color

#2C5725 rgb(44, 87, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C5725 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 34.1% green and 14.5% blue (44, 87, 37).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 40% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#2C5725 color codes

HEX	`#2C5725`
RGB	`rgb(44, 87, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 34.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 40%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 57%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 57%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.89, -26.15, 24.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.89, 35.68, 137.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.781, 7.485, 2.943)`
Decimal	`2905893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C5725, 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 #2C5725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C5725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #2C5725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c5725; }
.text { color: #2c5725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c5725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 87 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c5725, #255737); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C5725?: #2C5725 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 #2C5725?: The RGB value is 44, 87, 37: 44 red, 87 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C5725?: The complementary color is #502557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C5725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.