What color is #2D403B?

#2D403B 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 #2D403B?

The RGB value is 45, 64, 59: 45 red, 64 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D403B?

The complementary color is #402D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D403B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D403B color

#2D403B rgb(45, 64, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D403B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 25.1% green and 23.1% blue (45, 64, 59).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#2D403B color codes

HEX	`#2D403B`
RGB	`rgb(45, 64, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 25.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 30%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 8%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.38, -8.84, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.38, 8.87, 176.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.705, 4.54, 4.818)`
Decimal	`2965563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D403B, 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 #2D403B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D403B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #2D403B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d403b; }
.text { color: #2d403b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d403b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 64 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d403b, #2d3c40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2D403B?: #2D403B 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 #2D403B?: The RGB value is 45, 64, 59: 45 red, 64 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D403B?: The complementary color is #402D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D403B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.