What color is #2D3A28?

#2D3A28 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3A28?

The RGB value is 45, 58, 40: 45 red, 58 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3A28?

The complementary color is #35283A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3A28 color

#2D3A28 rgb(45, 58, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D3A28 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 22.7% green and 15.7% blue (45, 58, 40).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#2D3A28 color codes

HEX	`#2D3A28`
RGB	`rgb(45, 58, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 22.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 31%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 31%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.78, -9.54, 9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.78, 13.45, 135.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.978, 3.737, 2.572)`
Decimal	`2964008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3A28, 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 #2D3A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #2D3A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3a28; }
.text { color: #2d3a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 58 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3a28, #283a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2D3A28?: #2D3A28 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3A28?: The RGB value is 45, 58, 40: 45 red, 58 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3A28?: The complementary color is #35283A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.