What color is #2D3F34?

#2D3F34 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3F34?

The RGB value is 45, 63, 52: 45 red, 63 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3F34?

The complementary color is #3F2D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3F34 color

#2D3F34 rgb(45, 63, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D3F34 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 24.7% green and 20.4% blue (45, 63, 52).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#2D3F34 color codes

HEX	`#2D3F34`
RGB	`rgb(45, 63, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 24.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 29%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 17%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.83, -9.97, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.83, 10.91, 156.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.479, 4.361, 3.907)`
Decimal	`2965300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3F34, 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 #2D3F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #2D3F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3f34; }
.text { color: #2d3f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 63 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3f34, #2d3f3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2D3F34?: #2D3F34 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3F34?: The RGB value is 45, 63, 52: 45 red, 63 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3F34?: The complementary color is #3F2D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.