What color is #2D795A?

#2D795A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D795A?

The RGB value is 45, 121, 90: 45 red, 121 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D795A?

The complementary color is #792D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D795A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D795A color

#2D795A rgb(45, 121, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #2D795A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 47.5% green and 35.3% blue (45, 121, 90).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 46% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greasy Greens (#117755), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#2D795A color codes

HEX	`#2D795A`
RGB	`rgb(45, 121, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 47.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 46%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 63%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.59, -31.31, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.59, 32.93, 161.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.764, 14.97, 12.046)`
Decimal	`2980186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D795A, 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 #2D795A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2D795A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #2D795A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d795a; }
.text { color: #2d795a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d795a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 121 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d795a, #2d7279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #2D795A?: #2D795A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D795A?: The RGB value is 45, 121, 90: 45 red, 121 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D795A?: The complementary color is #792D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D795A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.