What color is #2D471E?

#2D471E 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 #2D471E?

The RGB value is 45, 71, 30: 45 red, 71 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D471E?

The complementary color is #381E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D471E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D471E color

#2D471E rgb(45, 71, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D471E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 27.8% green and 11.8% blue (45, 71, 30).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 41% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#2D471E color codes

HEX	`#2D471E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 71, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 27.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 41%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 58%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 58%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.18, -18.68, 21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.18, 28.38, 131.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.57, 5.158, 2.036)`
Decimal	`2967326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D471E, 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 #2D471E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D471E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #2D471E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d471e; }
.text { color: #2d471e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d471e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 71 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d471e, #1e4724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2D471E?: #2D471E 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 #2D471E?: The RGB value is 45, 71, 30: 45 red, 71 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D471E?: The complementary color is #381E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D471E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.