What color is #2E3215?

#2E3215 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3215?

The RGB value is 46, 50, 21: 46 red, 50 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3215?

The complementary color is #191532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3215?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3215 color

#2E3215 rgb(46, 50, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E3215 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 19.6% green and 8.2% blue (46, 50, 21).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 41% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#2E3215 color codes

HEX	`#2E3215`
RGB	`rgb(46, 50, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 19.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 41%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 58%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 58%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.71, -7.16, 17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.71, 19.13, 111.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.403, 2.916, 1.146)`
Decimal	`3027477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3215, 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 #2E3215	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3215 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #2E3215 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3215; }
.text { color: #2e3215; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3215; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 50 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3215, #203215); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2E3215?: #2E3215 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3215?: The RGB value is 46, 50, 21: 46 red, 50 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3215?: The complementary color is #191532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3215?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.