What color is #2D3B35?

#2D3B35 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3B35?

The RGB value is 45, 59, 53: 45 red, 59 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3B35?

The complementary color is #3B2D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3B35 color

#2D3B35 rgb(45, 59, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D3B35 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 23.1% green and 20.8% blue (45, 59, 53).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 13% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#2D3B35 color codes

HEX	`#2D3B35`
RGB	`rgb(45, 59, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 23.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 13%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 24%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 10%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.48, -7.25, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.48, 7.48, 165.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.289, 3.943, 3.955)`
Decimal	`2964277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3B35, 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 #2D3B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #2D3B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3b35; }
.text { color: #2d3b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 59 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3b35, #2d3a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2D3B35?: #2D3B35 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3B35?: The RGB value is 45, 59, 53: 45 red, 59 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3B35?: The complementary color is #3B2D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.