What color is #2D382A?

#2D382A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D382A?

The RGB value is 45, 56, 42: 45 red, 56 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D382A?

The complementary color is #352A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D382A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D382A color

#2D382A rgb(45, 56, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D382A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 22% green and 16.5% blue (45, 56, 42).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 14% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#2D382A color codes

HEX	`#2D382A`
RGB	`rgb(45, 56, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 22%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 14%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.14, -7.89, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.14, 10.73, 137.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.914, 3.553, 2.722)`
Decimal	`2963498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D382A, 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 #2D382A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D382A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #2D382A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d382a; }
.text { color: #2d382a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d382a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 56 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d382a, #2a382e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2D382A?: #2D382A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D382A?: The RGB value is 45, 56, 42: 45 red, 56 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D382A?: The complementary color is #352A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D382A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.