What color is #2D6E48?

#2D6E48 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D6E48?

The RGB value is 45, 110, 72: 45 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D6E48?

The complementary color is #6E2D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D6E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D6E48 color

#2D6E48 rgb(45, 110, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D6E48 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 43.1% green and 28.2% blue (45, 110, 72).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 42% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#2D6E48 color codes

HEX	`#2D6E48`
RGB	`rgb(45, 110, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 43.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 42%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 59%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.5, -30.29, 15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.5, 33.86, 153.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.827, 12.177, 8.068)`
Decimal	`2977352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D6E48, 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 #2D6E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2D6E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2D6E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d6e48; }
.text { color: #2d6e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d6e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 110 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d6e48, #2d6e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #2D6E48?: #2D6E48 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D6E48?: The RGB value is 45, 110, 72: 45 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D6E48?: The complementary color is #6E2D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D6E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.