What color is #2D401F?

#2D401F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D401F?

The RGB value is 45, 64, 31: 45 red, 64 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D401F?

The complementary color is #321F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D401F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D401F color

#2D401F rgb(45, 64, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D401F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 25.1% green and 12.2% blue (45, 64, 31).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#2D401F color codes

HEX	`#2D401F`
RGB	`rgb(45, 64, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 25.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 52%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.71, -14.67, 17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.71, 23.02, 129.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.163, 4.324, 1.964)`
Decimal	`2965535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D401F, 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 #2D401F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D401F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #2D401F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d401f; }
.text { color: #2d401f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d401f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 64 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d401f, #1f4022); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2D401F?: #2D401F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D401F?: The RGB value is 45, 64, 31: 45 red, 64 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D401F?: The complementary color is #321F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D401F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.