What color is #2D390D?

#2D390D is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D390D?

The RGB value is 45, 57, 13: 45 red, 57 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D390D?

The complementary color is #190D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D390D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D390D color

#2D390D rgb(45, 57, 13)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D390D is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 22.4% green and 5.1% blue (45, 57, 13).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 63% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#2D390D color codes

HEX	`#2D390D`
RGB	`rgb(45, 57, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 22.4%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 63%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 77%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 77%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.99, -12.76, 24.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.99, 27.84, 117.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.618, 3.513, 0.921)`
Decimal	`2963725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D390D, 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 #2D390D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D390D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #2D390D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d390d; }
.text { color: #2d390d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d390d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 57 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d390d, #17390d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D390D?: #2D390D is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D390D?: The RGB value is 45, 57, 13: 45 red, 57 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D390D?: The complementary color is #190D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D390D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.