What color is #2D361D?

#2D361D 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 #2D361D?

The RGB value is 45, 54, 29: 45 red, 54 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D361D?

The complementary color is #261D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D361D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D361D color

#2D361D rgb(45, 54, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D361D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 21.2% green and 11.4% blue (45, 54, 29).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 30% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 79% 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 12.67:1).

#2D361D color codes

HEX	`#2D361D`
RGB	`rgb(45, 54, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 21.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 30%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 46%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 46%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.15, -9.03, 14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.15, 17.07, 121.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.623, 3.285, 1.658)`
Decimal	`2962973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D361D, 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 #2D361D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D361D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #2D361D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d361d; }
.text { color: #2d361d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d361d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 54 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d361d, #20361d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2D361D?: #2D361D 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 #2D361D?: The RGB value is 45, 54, 29: 45 red, 54 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D361D?: The complementary color is #261D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D361D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.