What color is #2D7122?

#2D7122 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D7122?

The RGB value is 45, 113, 34: 45 red, 113 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D7122?

The complementary color is #662271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D7122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D7122 color

#2D7122 rgb(45, 113, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D7122 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 44.3% green and 13.3% blue (45, 113, 34).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 54% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#2D7122 color codes

HEX	`#2D7122`
RGB	`rgb(45, 113, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 44.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 54%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 70%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 70%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, -37.59, 36.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 52.13, 136.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.276, 12.483, 3.539)`
Decimal	`2978082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D7122, 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 #2D7122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2D7122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #2D7122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d7122; }
.text { color: #2d7122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d7122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 113 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d7122, #22713e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #2D7122?: #2D7122 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D7122?: The RGB value is 45, 113, 34: 45 red, 113 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D7122?: The complementary color is #662271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D7122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.