What color is #2E4425?

#2E4425 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4425?

The RGB value is 46, 68, 37: 46 red, 68 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4425?

The complementary color is #3B2544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4425?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4425 color

#2E4425 rgb(46, 68, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E4425 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 26.7% green and 14.5% blue (46, 68, 37).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 73% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#2E4425 color codes

HEX	`#2E4425`
RGB	`rgb(46, 68, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 26.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 46%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 46%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, -15.54, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 22.36, 134.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.528, 4.849, 2.5)`
Decimal	`3032101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4425, 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 #2E4425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #2E4425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4425; }
.text { color: #2e4425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 68 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4425, #25442b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2E4425?: #2E4425 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4425?: The RGB value is 46, 68, 37: 46 red, 68 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4425?: The complementary color is #3B2544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4425?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.