What color is #2D4B20?

#2D4B20 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D4B20?

The RGB value is 45, 75, 32: 45 red, 75 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4B20?

The complementary color is #3E204B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4B20 color

#2D4B20 rgb(45, 75, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D4B20 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 29.4% green and 12.5% blue (45, 75, 32).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 40% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#2D4B20 color codes

HEX	`#2D4B20`
RGB	`rgb(45, 75, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 29.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 40%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 57%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 57%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.63, -20.51, 21.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.63, 30.05, 133.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.859, 5.694, 2.262)`
Decimal	`2968352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4B20, 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 #2D4B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #2D4B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4b20; }
.text { color: #2d4b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 75 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4b20, #204b28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2D4B20?: #2D4B20 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D4B20?: The RGB value is 45, 75, 32: 45 red, 75 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4B20?: The complementary color is #3E204B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.