What color is #2D542B?

#2D542B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D542B?

The RGB value is 45, 84, 43: 45 red, 84 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D542B?

The complementary color is #522B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D542B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D542B color

#2D542B rgb(45, 84, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D542B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 32.9% green and 16.9% blue (45, 84, 43).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 32% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#2D542B color codes

HEX	`#2D542B`
RGB	`rgb(45, 84, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 32.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 32%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 49%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.97, -23.4, 19.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.97, 30.6, 139.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.688, 7.073, 3.403)`
Decimal	`2970667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D542B, 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 #2D542B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D542B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #2D542B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d542b; }
.text { color: #2d542b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d542b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 84 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d542b, #2b543e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2D542B?: #2D542B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D542B?: The RGB value is 45, 84, 43: 45 red, 84 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D542B?: The complementary color is #522B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D542B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.