What color is #2D5528?

#2D5528 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 #2D5528?

The RGB value is 45, 85, 40: 45 red, 85 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D5528?

The complementary color is #502855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D5528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D5528 color

#2D5528 rgb(45, 85, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D5528 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 33.3% green and 15.7% blue (45, 85, 40).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 36% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#2D5528 color codes

HEX	`#2D5528`
RGB	`rgb(45, 85, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 33.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 36%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 53%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 53%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.28, -24.39, 21.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.28, 32.73, 138.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.713, 7.208, 3.15)`
Decimal	`2970920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D5528, 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 #2D5528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D5528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #2D5528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d5528; }
.text { color: #2d5528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d5528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 85 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d5528, #285539); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2D5528?: #2D5528 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 #2D5528?: The RGB value is 45, 85, 40: 45 red, 85 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D5528?: The complementary color is #502855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D5528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.