What color is #2D4238?

#2D4238 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D4238?

The RGB value is 45, 66, 56: 45 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4238?

The complementary color is #422D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4238 color

#2D4238 rgb(45, 66, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D4238 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 25.9% green and 22% blue (45, 66, 56).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#2D4238 color codes

HEX	`#2D4238`
RGB	`rgb(45, 66, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 25.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 32%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 15%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.98, -10.82, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.98, 11.36, 162.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.744, 4.74, 4.458)`
Decimal	`2966072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4238, 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 #2D4238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #2D4238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4238; }
.text { color: #2d4238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 66 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4238, #2d4242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2D4238?: #2D4238 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D4238?: The RGB value is 45, 66, 56: 45 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4238?: The complementary color is #422D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.