What color is #2D433F?

#2D433F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D433F?

The RGB value is 45, 67, 63: 45 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D433F?

The complementary color is #432D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D433F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D433F color

#2D433F rgb(45, 67, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D433F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 26.3% green and 24.7% blue (45, 67, 63).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 20% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#2D433F color codes

HEX	`#2D433F`
RGB	`rgb(45, 67, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 26.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 20%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 33%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 6%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.54, -9.63, -0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.54, 9.64, 182.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.986, 4.931, 5.443)`
Decimal	`2966335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D433F, 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 #2D433F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D433F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #2D433F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d433f; }
.text { color: #2d433f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d433f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 67 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d433f, #2d3c43); }

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Questions

What color is #2D433F?: #2D433F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D433F?: The RGB value is 45, 67, 63: 45 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D433F?: The complementary color is #432D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D433F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.