What color is #2D412A?

#2D412A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D412A?

The RGB value is 45, 65, 42: 45 red, 65 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D412A?

The complementary color is #3E2A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D412A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D412A color

#2D412A rgb(45, 65, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D412A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 25.5% green and 16.5% blue (45, 65, 42).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#2D412A color codes

HEX	`#2D412A`
RGB	`rgb(45, 65, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 25.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 35%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 35%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.28, -13.33, 11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.28, 17.65, 139.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.39, 4.506, 2.881)`
Decimal	`2965802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D412A, 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 #2D412A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D412A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #2D412A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d412a; }
.text { color: #2d412a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d412a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 65 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d412a, #2a4132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2D412A?: #2D412A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D412A?: The RGB value is 45, 65, 42: 45 red, 65 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D412A?: The complementary color is #3E2A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D412A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.