What color is #2C5836?

#2C5836 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C5836?

The RGB value is 44, 88, 54: 44 red, 88 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C5836?

The complementary color is #582C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C5836?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C5836 color

#2C5836 rgb(44, 88, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C5836 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 34.5% green and 21.2% blue (44, 88, 54).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 33% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#2C5836 color codes

HEX	`#2C5836`
RGB	`rgb(44, 88, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 34.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 33%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 50%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 39%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.52, -23.72, 15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.52, 28.14, 147.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.194, 7.781, 4.717)`
Decimal	`2906166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C5836, 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 #2C5836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C5836 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #2C5836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c5836; }
.text { color: #2c5836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c5836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 88 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c5836, #2c584c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C5836?: #2C5836 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C5836?: The RGB value is 44, 88, 54: 44 red, 88 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C5836?: The complementary color is #582C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C5836?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.