What color is #2D3B30?

#2D3B30 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3B30?

The RGB value is 45, 59, 48: 45 red, 59 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3B30?

The complementary color is #3B2D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3B30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3B30 color

#2D3B30 rgb(45, 59, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D3B30 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 23.1% green and 18.8% blue (45, 59, 48).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 13% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#2D3B30 color codes

HEX	`#2D3B30`
RGB	`rgb(45, 59, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 23.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 13%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 24%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.34, -8.44, 4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.34, 9.79, 149.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.18, 3.899, 3.381)`
Decimal	`2964272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3B30, 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 #2D3B30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3B30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #2D3B30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3b30; }
.text { color: #2d3b30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3b30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 59 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3b30, #2d3b37); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2D3B30?: #2D3B30 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3B30?: The RGB value is 45, 59, 48: 45 red, 59 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3B30?: The complementary color is #3B2D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3B30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.