What color is #2E412F?

#2E412F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E412F?

The RGB value is 46, 65, 47: 46 red, 65 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E412F?

The complementary color is #412E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E412F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E412F color

#2E412F rgb(46, 65, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E412F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 25.5% green and 18.4% blue (46, 65, 47).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#2E412F color codes

HEX	`#2E412F`
RGB	`rgb(46, 65, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 25.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 29%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 28%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.46, -11.9, 8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.46, 14.68, 144.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.53, 4.567, 3.384)`
Decimal	`3031343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E412F, 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 #2E412F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E412F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #2E412F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e412f; }
.text { color: #2e412f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e412f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 65 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e412f, #2e4139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2E412F?: #2E412F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E412F?: The RGB value is 46, 65, 47: 46 red, 65 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E412F?: The complementary color is #412E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E412F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.