What color is #2D381E?

#2D381E 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 #2D381E?

The RGB value is 45, 56, 30: 45 red, 56 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D381E?

The complementary color is #291E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D381E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D381E color

#2D381E rgb(45, 56, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D381E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 22% green and 11.8% blue (45, 56, 30).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#2D381E color codes

HEX	`#2D381E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 56, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 22%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 46%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.87, -10.1, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.87, 17.89, 124.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.731, 3.48, 1.756)`
Decimal	`2963486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D381E, 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 #2D381E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D381E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #2D381E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d381e; }
.text { color: #2d381e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d381e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 56 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d381e, #20381e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2D381E?: #2D381E 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 #2D381E?: The RGB value is 45, 56, 30: 45 red, 56 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D381E?: The complementary color is #291E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D381E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.