What color is #2D3028?

#2D3028 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3028?

The RGB value is 45, 48, 40: 45 red, 48 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3028?

The complementary color is #2B2830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3028?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3028 color

#2D3028 rgb(45, 48, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D3028 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 18.8% green and 15.7% blue (45, 48, 40).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 9% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#2D3028 color codes

HEX	`#2D3028`
RGB	`rgb(45, 48, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 18.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 9%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 17%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.33, -3.15, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.33, 5.64, 123.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.522, 2.825, 2.419)`
Decimal	`2961448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3028, 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 #2D3028	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3028 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #2D3028 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3028; }
.text { color: #2d3028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3028; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 48 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3028, #293028); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2D3028?: #2D3028 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3028?: The RGB value is 45, 48, 40: 45 red, 48 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3028?: The complementary color is #2B2830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3028?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.