What color is #2D433E?

#2D433E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D433E?

The RGB value is 45, 67, 62: 45 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D433E?

The complementary color is #432D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D433E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D433E color

#2D433E rgb(45, 67, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D433E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 26.3% green and 24.3% blue (45, 67, 62).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 20% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#2D433E color codes

HEX	`#2D433E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 67, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 26.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 20%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 33%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.51, -9.9, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.51, 9.9, 178.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.959, 4.92, 5.298)`
Decimal	`2966334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D433E, 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 #2D433E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D433E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #2D433E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d433e; }
.text { color: #2d433e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d433e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 67 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d433e, #2d3d43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #2D433E?: #2D433E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D433E?: The RGB value is 45, 67, 62: 45 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D433E?: The complementary color is #432D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D433E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.