What color is #2D331D?

#2D331D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D331D?

The RGB value is 45, 51, 29: 45 red, 51 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D331D?

The complementary color is #231D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D331D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D331D color

#2D331D rgb(45, 51, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D331D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 20% green and 11.4% blue (45, 51, 29).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#2D331D color codes

HEX	`#2D331D`
RGB	`rgb(45, 51, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 20%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 43%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 43%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.1, -7.15, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.1, 14.95, 118.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.488, 3.014, 1.613)`
Decimal	`2962205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D331D, 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 #2D331D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D331D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #2D331D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d331d; }
.text { color: #2d331d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d331d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 51 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d331d, #22331d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2D331D?: #2D331D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D331D?: The RGB value is 45, 51, 29: 45 red, 51 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D331D?: The complementary color is #231D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D331D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.