What color is #2D340F?

#2D340F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D340F?

The RGB value is 45, 52, 15: 45 red, 52 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D340F?

The complementary color is #160F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D340F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D340F color

#2D340F rgb(45, 52, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D340F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 20.4% green and 5.9% blue (45, 52, 15).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 55% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#2D340F color codes

HEX	`#2D340F`
RGB	`rgb(45, 52, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 20.4%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 55%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 71%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 71%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.24, -9.58, 21.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.24, 23.83, 113.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.396, 3.048, 0.914)`
Decimal	`2962447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D340F, 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 #2D340F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D340F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #2D340F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d340f; }
.text { color: #2d340f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d340f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 52 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d340f, #1a340f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D340F?: #2D340F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D340F?: The RGB value is 45, 52, 15: 45 red, 52 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D340F?: The complementary color is #160F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D340F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.