What color is #2D4410?

#2D4410 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D4410?

The RGB value is 45, 68, 16: 45 red, 68 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4410?

The complementary color is #271044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4410?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4410 color

#2D4410 rgb(45, 68, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D4410 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 26.7% green and 6.3% blue (45, 68, 16).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 62% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#2D4410 color codes

HEX	`#2D4410`
RGB	`rgb(45, 68, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 26.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 62%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 76%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 76%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.95, -18.65, 27.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.95, 33.17, 124.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.243, 4.729, 1.232)`
Decimal	`2966544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4410, 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 #2D4410	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4410 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #2D4410 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4410; }
.text { color: #2d4410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4410; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 68 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4410, #134410); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D4410?: #2D4410 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D4410?: The RGB value is 45, 68, 16: 45 red, 68 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4410?: The complementary color is #271044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4410?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.