What color is #2E4120?

#2E4120 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4120?

The RGB value is 46, 65, 32: 46 red, 65 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4120?

The complementary color is #332041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4120 color

#2E4120 rgb(46, 65, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E4120 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 25.5% green and 12.5% blue (46, 65, 32).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 34% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#2E4120 color codes

HEX	`#2E4120`
RGB	`rgb(46, 65, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 25.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 34%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 51%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 51%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.15, -14.64, 17.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.15, 22.97, 129.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.278, 4.466, 2.055)`
Decimal	`3031328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4120, 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 #2E4120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #2E4120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4120; }
.text { color: #2e4120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 65 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4120, #204123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2E4120?: #2E4120 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4120?: The RGB value is 46, 65, 32: 46 red, 65 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4120?: The complementary color is #332041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.