What color is #2D342B?

#2D342B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D342B?

The RGB value is 45, 52, 43: 45 red, 52 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D342B?

The complementary color is #322B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D342B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D342B color

#2D342B rgb(45, 52, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D342B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 20.4% green and 16.9% blue (45, 52, 43).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 9% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#2D342B color codes

HEX	`#2D342B`
RGB	`rgb(45, 52, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 20.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 9%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 17%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.78, -5.12, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.78, 6.95, 137.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.746, 3.188, 2.756)`
Decimal	`2962475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D342B, 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 #2D342B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D342B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #2D342B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d342b; }
.text { color: #2d342b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d342b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 52 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d342b, #2b342d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2D342B?: #2D342B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D342B?: The RGB value is 45, 52, 43: 45 red, 52 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D342B?: The complementary color is #322B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D342B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.