What color is #2D3F36?

#2D3F36 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3F36?

The RGB value is 45, 63, 54: 45 red, 63 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3F36?

The complementary color is #3F2D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3F36 color

#2D3F36 rgb(45, 63, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D3F36 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 24.7% green and 21.2% blue (45, 63, 54).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#2D3F36 color codes

HEX	`#2D3F36`
RGB	`rgb(45, 63, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 24.7%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 29%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 14%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.89, -9.49, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.89, 10.01, 161.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.525, 4.379, 4.149)`
Decimal	`2965302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3F36, 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 #2D3F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #2D3F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3f36; }
.text { color: #2d3f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 63 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3f36, #2d3f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2D3F36?: #2D3F36 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3F36?: The RGB value is 45, 63, 54: 45 red, 63 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3F36?: The complementary color is #3F2D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.