What color is #2D4602?

#2D4602 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D4602?

The RGB value is 45, 70, 2: 45 red, 70 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4602?

The complementary color is #1B0246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4602?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4602 color

#2D4602 rgb(45, 70, 2)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D4602 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 27.5% green and 0.8% blue (45, 70, 2).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 94% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#2D4602 color codes

HEX	`#2D4602`
RGB	`rgb(45, 70, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 27.5%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 94%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 97%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 97%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.57, -20.65, 33.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.57, 39.63, 121.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.283, 4.942, 0.838)`
Decimal	`2967042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4602, 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 #2D4602	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4602 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #2D4602 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4602; }
.text { color: #2d4602; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4602; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 70 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4602, #0b4602); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D4602?: #2D4602 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D4602?: The RGB value is 45, 70, 2: 45 red, 70 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4602?: The complementary color is #1B0246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4602?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.