What color is #2C6235?

#2C6235 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 #2C6235?

The RGB value is 44, 98, 53: 44 red, 98 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C6235?

The complementary color is #622C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C6235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C6235 color

#2C6235 rgb(44, 98, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C6235 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 38.4% green and 20.8% blue (44, 98, 53).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 38% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#2C6235 color codes

HEX	`#2C6235`
RGB	`rgb(44, 98, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 38.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 38%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 55%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 46%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.98, -28.74, 20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.98, 35.17, 144.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.049, 9.527, 4.888)`
Decimal	`2908725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C6235, 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 #2C6235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C6235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #2C6235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c6235; }
.text { color: #2c6235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c6235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 98 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c6235, #2c6250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #2C6235?: #2C6235 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 #2C6235?: The RGB value is 44, 98, 53: 44 red, 98 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C6235?: The complementary color is #622C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C6235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.