What color is #2D5611?

#2D5611 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D5611?

The RGB value is 45, 86, 17: 45 red, 86 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D5611?

The complementary color is #3A1156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D5611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D5611 color

#2D5611 rgb(45, 86, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D5611 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 33.7% green and 6.7% blue (45, 86, 17).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 67% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#2D5611 color codes

HEX	`#2D5611`
RGB	`rgb(45, 86, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 33.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 67%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 80%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 80%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.38, -27.49, 33.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.38, 43.33, 129.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.511, 7.254, 1.693)`
Decimal	`2971153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D5611, 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 #2D5611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D5611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #2D5611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d5611; }
.text { color: #2d5611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d5611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 86 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d5611, #115618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #2D5611?: #2D5611 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D5611?: The RGB value is 45, 86, 17: 45 red, 86 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D5611?: The complementary color is #3A1156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D5611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.