What color is #2D3E18?

#2D3E18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3E18?

The RGB value is 45, 62, 24: 45 red, 62 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3E18?

The complementary color is #29183E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3E18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3E18 color

#2D3E18 rgb(45, 62, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D3E18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 24.3% green and 9.4% blue (45, 62, 24).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#2D3E18 color codes

HEX	`#2D3E18`
RGB	`rgb(45, 62, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 24.3%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 61%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 61%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.9, -14.5, 20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.9, 25.45, 124.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.97, 4.069, 1.493)`
Decimal	`2965016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3E18, 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 #2D3E18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3E18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #2D3E18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3e18; }
.text { color: #2d3e18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3e18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 62 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3e18, #1a3e18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D3E18?: #2D3E18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3E18?: The RGB value is 45, 62, 24: 45 red, 62 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3E18?: The complementary color is #29183E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3E18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.