What color is #2D5231?

#2D5231 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D5231?

The RGB value is 45, 82, 49: 45 red, 82 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D5231?

The complementary color is #522D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D5231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D5231 color

#2D5231 rgb(45, 82, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D5231 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 32.2% green and 19.2% blue (45, 82, 49).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 29% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#2D5231 color codes

HEX	`#2D5231`
RGB	`rgb(45, 82, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 32.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 29%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 45%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 40%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.38, -21.31, 15.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.38, 26.25, 144.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.654, 6.814, 3.975)`
Decimal	`2970161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D5231, 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 #2D5231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D5231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #2D5231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d5231; }
.text { color: #2d5231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d5231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 82 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d5231, #2d5243); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2D5231?: #2D5231 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D5231?: The RGB value is 45, 82, 49: 45 red, 82 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D5231?: The complementary color is #522D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D5231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.