What color is #2D3928?

#2D3928 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3928?

The RGB value is 45, 57, 40: 45 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3928?

The complementary color is #342839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3928 color

#2D3928 rgb(45, 57, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D3928 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 22.4% green and 15.7% blue (45, 57, 40).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#2D3928 color codes

HEX	`#2D3928`
RGB	`rgb(45, 57, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 22.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.43, -8.92, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.43, 12.68, 134.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.928, 3.637, 2.555)`
Decimal	`2963752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3928, 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 #2D3928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #2D3928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3928; }
.text { color: #2d3928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 57 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3928, #28392c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2D3928?: #2D3928 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3928?: The RGB value is 45, 57, 40: 45 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3928?: The complementary color is #342839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.