What color is #2E3C2B?

#2E3C2B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3C2B?

The RGB value is 46, 60, 43: 46 red, 60 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3C2B?

The complementary color is #392B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3C2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3C2B color

#2E3C2B rgb(46, 60, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E3C2B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 23.5% green and 16.9% blue (46, 60, 43).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#2E3C2B color codes

HEX	`#2E3C2B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 60, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 23.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 28%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 28%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.63, -9.72, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.63, 13.04, 138.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.179, 3.987, 2.887)`
Decimal	`3030059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3C2B, 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 #2E3C2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3C2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #2E3C2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3c2b; }
.text { color: #2e3c2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3c2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 60 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3c2b, #2b3c31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2E3C2B?: #2E3C2B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3C2B?: The RGB value is 46, 60, 43: 46 red, 60 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3C2B?: The complementary color is #392B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3C2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.