What color is #2C5E2C?

#2C5E2C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C5E2C?

The RGB value is 44, 94, 44: 44 red, 94 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C5E2C?

The complementary color is #5E2C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C5E2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C5E2C color

#2C5E2C rgb(44, 94, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C5E2C is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 36.9% green and 17.3% blue (44, 94, 44).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 36% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#2C5E2C color codes

HEX	`#2C5E2C`
RGB	`rgb(44, 94, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 36.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 36%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 53%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 53%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.44, -28.4, 23.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.44, 36.84, 140.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.496, 8.722, 3.776)`
Decimal	`2907692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C5E2C, 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 #2C5E2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C5E2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #2C5E2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c5e2c; }
.text { color: #2c5e2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c5e2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 94 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c5e2c, #2c5e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C5E2C?: #2C5E2C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C5E2C?: The RGB value is 44, 94, 44: 44 red, 94 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C5E2C?: The complementary color is #5E2C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C5E2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.