What color is #2D5527?

#2D5527 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 #2D5527?

The RGB value is 45, 85, 39: 45 red, 85 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D5527?

The complementary color is #4F2755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D5527?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D5527 color

#2D5527 rgb(45, 85, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D5527 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 33.3% green and 15.3% blue (45, 85, 39).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 37% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#2D5527 color codes

HEX	`#2D5527`
RGB	`rgb(45, 85, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 33.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 37%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 54%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 54%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.26, -24.54, 22.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.26, 33.22, 137.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.697, 7.201, 3.062)`
Decimal	`2970919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D5527, 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 #2D5527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D5527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #2D5527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d5527; }
.text { color: #2d5527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d5527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 85 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d5527, #275538); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2D5527?: #2D5527 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 #2D5527?: The RGB value is 45, 85, 39: 45 red, 85 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D5527?: The complementary color is #4F2755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D5527?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.