What color is #2D4A30?

#2D4A30 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D4A30?

The RGB value is 45, 74, 48: 45 red, 74 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4A30?

The complementary color is #4A2D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4A30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4A30 color

#2D4A30 rgb(45, 74, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D4A30 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 29% green and 18.8% blue (45, 74, 48).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 24% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#2D4A30 color codes

HEX	`#2D4A30`
RGB	`rgb(45, 74, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 29%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 24%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 39%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 35%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.56, -17.23, 12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.56, 21.1, 144.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.064, 5.669, 3.676)`
Decimal	`2968112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4A30, 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 #2D4A30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4A30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #2D4A30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4a30; }
.text { color: #2d4a30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4a30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 74 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4a30, #2d4a3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2D4A30?: #2D4A30 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D4A30?: The RGB value is 45, 74, 48: 45 red, 74 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4A30?: The complementary color is #4A2D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4A30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.