What color is #2D3627?

#2D3627 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3627?

The RGB value is 45, 54, 39: 45 red, 54 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3627?

The complementary color is #302736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3627?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3627 color

#2D3627 rgb(45, 54, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D3627 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 21.2% green and 15.3% blue (45, 54, 39).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 16% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#2D3627 color codes

HEX	`#2D3627`
RGB	`rgb(45, 54, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 21.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 16%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 28%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 28%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.37, -7.24, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.37, 10.95, 131.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.767, 3.343, 2.418)`
Decimal	`2962983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3627, 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 #2D3627	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3627 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #2D3627 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3627; }
.text { color: #2d3627; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3627; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 54 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3627, #273629); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2D3627?: #2D3627 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3627?: The RGB value is 45, 54, 39: 45 red, 54 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3627?: The complementary color is #302736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3627?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.