What color is #2D4520?

#2D4520 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D4520?

The RGB value is 45, 69, 32: 45 red, 69 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4520?

The complementary color is #382045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4520 color

#2D4520 rgb(45, 69, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D4520 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 27.1% green and 12.5% blue (45, 69, 32).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#2D4520 color codes

HEX	`#2D4520`
RGB	`rgb(45, 69, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 27.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.5, -17.31, 19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.5, 25.97, 131.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.471, 4.918, 2.133)`
Decimal	`2966816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4520, 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 #2D4520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #2D4520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4520; }
.text { color: #2d4520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 69 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4520, #204525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2D4520?: #2D4520 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D4520?: The RGB value is 45, 69, 32: 45 red, 69 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4520?: The complementary color is #382045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.