What color is #2D381B?

#2D381B 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 #2D381B?

The RGB value is 45, 56, 27: 45 red, 56 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D381B?

The complementary color is #261B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D381B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D381B color

#2D381B rgb(45, 56, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D381B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 22% green and 10.6% blue (45, 56, 27).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#2D381B color codes

HEX	`#2D381B`
RGB	`rgb(45, 56, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 22%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 52%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 52%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.82, -10.56, 16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.82, 19.67, 122.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.694, 3.465, 1.564)`
Decimal	`2963483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D381B, 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 #2D381B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D381B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #2D381B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d381b; }
.text { color: #2d381b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d381b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 56 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d381b, #1e381b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D381B?: #2D381B 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 #2D381B?: The RGB value is 45, 56, 27: 45 red, 56 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D381B?: The complementary color is #261B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D381B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.