What color is #2E3314?

#2E3314 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 #2E3314?

The RGB value is 46, 51, 20: 46 red, 51 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3314?

The complementary color is #191433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3314?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3314 color

#2E3314 rgb(46, 51, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E3314 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 20% green and 7.8% blue (46, 51, 20).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#2E3314 color codes

HEX	`#2E3314`
RGB	`rgb(46, 51, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 20%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 61%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 61%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, -7.91, 18.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 20.34, 112.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.437, 2.999, 1.112)`
Decimal	`3027732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3314, 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 #2E3314	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3314 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #2E3314 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3314; }
.text { color: #2e3314; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3314; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 51 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3314, #1e3314); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2E3314?: #2E3314 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 #2E3314?: The RGB value is 46, 51, 20: 46 red, 51 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3314?: The complementary color is #191433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3314?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.