What color is #2E3822?

#2E3822 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3822?

The RGB value is 46, 56, 34: 46 red, 56 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3822?

The complementary color is #2C2238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3822?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3822 color

#2E3822 rgb(46, 56, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E3822 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 22% green and 13.3% blue (46, 56, 34).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#2E3822 color codes

HEX	`#2E3822`
RGB	`rgb(46, 56, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 22%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 24%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 39%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 39%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.03, -8.97, 12.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.03, 15.32, 125.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.83, 3.525, 2.044)`
Decimal	`3029026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3822, 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 #2E3822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #2E3822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3822; }
.text { color: #2e3822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 56 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3822, #233822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2E3822?: #2E3822 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3822?: The RGB value is 46, 56, 34: 46 red, 56 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3822?: The complementary color is #2C2238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3822?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.