What color is #2D352F?

#2D352F 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 #2D352F?

The RGB value is 45, 53, 47: 45 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D352F?

The complementary color is #352D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D352F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D352F color

#2D352F rgb(45, 53, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D352F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 20.8% green and 18.4% blue (45, 53, 47).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 8% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#2D352F color codes

HEX	`#2D352F`
RGB	`rgb(45, 53, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 20.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 8%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 15%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.24, -4.86, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.24, 5.53, 151.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.868, 3.309, 3.176)`
Decimal	`2962735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D352F, 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 #2D352F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D352F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #2D352F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d352f; }
.text { color: #2d352f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d352f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 53 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d352f, #2d3533); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2D352F?: #2D352F 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 #2D352F?: The RGB value is 45, 53, 47: 45 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D352F?: The complementary color is #352D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D352F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.