What color is #2D3818?

#2D3818 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 #2D3818?

The RGB value is 45, 56, 24: 45 red, 56 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3818?

The complementary color is #231838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3818?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3818 color

#2D3818 rgb(45, 56, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D3818 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 22% green and 9.4% blue (45, 56, 24).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 40% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#2D3818 color codes

HEX	`#2D3818`
RGB	`rgb(45, 56, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 22%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 40%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 57%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 57%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.77, -10.98, 18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.77, 21.41, 120.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.661, 3.452, 1.39)`
Decimal	`2963480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3818, 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 #2D3818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #2D3818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3818; }
.text { color: #2d3818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 56 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3818, #1d3818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D3818?: #2D3818 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 #2D3818?: The RGB value is 45, 56, 24: 45 red, 56 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3818?: The complementary color is #231838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.