What color is #2D4511?

#2D4511 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 #2D4511?

The RGB value is 45, 69, 17: 45 red, 69 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4511?

The complementary color is #291145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4511 color

#2D4511 rgb(45, 69, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D4511 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 27.1% green and 6.7% blue (45, 69, 17).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 60% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#2D4511 color codes

HEX	`#2D4511`
RGB	`rgb(45, 69, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 27.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 60%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 75%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 75%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.32, -19.09, 27.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.32, 33.34, 124.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.311, 4.854, 1.293)`
Decimal	`2966801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4511, 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 #2D4511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #2D4511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4511; }
.text { color: #2d4511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 69 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4511, #134511); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D4511?: #2D4511 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 #2D4511?: The RGB value is 45, 69, 17: 45 red, 69 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4511?: The complementary color is #291145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.