What color is #2E3720?

#2E3720 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3720?

The RGB value is 46, 55, 32: 46 red, 55 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3720?

The complementary color is #292037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3720?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3720 color

#2E3720 rgb(46, 55, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E3720 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 21.6% green and 12.5% blue (46, 55, 32).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#2E3720 color codes

HEX	`#2E3720`
RGB	`rgb(46, 55, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 21.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 42%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 42%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.64, -8.69, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.64, 15.81, 123.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.754, 3.417, 1.881)`
Decimal	`3028768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3720, 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 #2E3720	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3720 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #2E3720 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3720; }
.text { color: #2e3720; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3720; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 55 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3720, #223720); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2E3720?: #2E3720 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3720?: The RGB value is 46, 55, 32: 46 red, 55 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3720?: The complementary color is #292037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3720?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.