What color is #2D5A29?

#2D5A29 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D5A29?

The RGB value is 45, 90, 41: 45 red, 90 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D5A29?

The complementary color is #56295A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D5A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D5A29 color

#2D5A29 rgb(45, 90, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D5A29 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 35.3% green and 16.1% blue (45, 90, 41).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 37% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#2D5A29 color codes

HEX	`#2D5A29`
RGB	`rgb(45, 90, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 35.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 37%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 54%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 54%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.05, -26.65, 23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.05, 35.5, 138.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.138, 8.03, 3.377)`
Decimal	`2972201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D5A29, 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 #2D5A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D5A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #2D5A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d5a29; }
.text { color: #2d5a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d5a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 90 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d5a29, #295a3d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2D5A29?: #2D5A29 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D5A29?: The RGB value is 45, 90, 41: 45 red, 90 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D5A29?: The complementary color is #56295A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D5A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.