What color is #2D4E40?

#2D4E40 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D4E40?

The RGB value is 45, 78, 64: 45 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4E40?

The complementary color is #4E2D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4E40 color

#2D4E40 rgb(45, 78, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D4E40 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 30.6% green and 25.1% blue (45, 78, 64).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#2D4E40 color codes

HEX	`#2D4E40`
RGB	`rgb(45, 78, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 30.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 42%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 18%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.34, -15.82, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.34, 16.45, 164.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.732, 6.377, 5.831)`
Decimal	`2969152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4E40, 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 #2D4E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #2D4E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4e40; }
.text { color: #2d4e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 78 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4e40, #2d4c4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2D4E40?: #2D4E40 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D4E40?: The RGB value is 45, 78, 64: 45 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4E40?: The complementary color is #4E2D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.