What color is #2D612B?

#2D612B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D612B?

The RGB value is 45, 97, 43: 45 red, 97 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D612B?

The complementary color is #5F2B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D612B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D612B color

#2D612B rgb(45, 97, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D612B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 38% green and 16.9% blue (45, 97, 43).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 39% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#2D612B color codes

HEX	`#2D612B`
RGB	`rgb(45, 97, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 38%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 39%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 56%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 56%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.52, -29.61, 25.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.52, 38.99, 139.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.793, 9.281, 3.771)`
Decimal	`2973995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D612B, 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 #2D612B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D612B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #2D612B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d612b; }
.text { color: #2d612b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d612b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 97 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d612b, #2b6144); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2D612B?: #2D612B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D612B?: The RGB value is 45, 97, 43: 45 red, 97 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D612B?: The complementary color is #5F2B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D612B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.