What color is #2E451F?

#2E451F 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 #2E451F?

The RGB value is 46, 69, 31: 46 red, 69 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E451F?

The complementary color is #361F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E451F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E451F color

#2E451F rgb(46, 69, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E451F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 27.1% green and 12.2% blue (46, 69, 31).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 38% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#2E451F color codes

HEX	`#2E451F`
RGB	`rgb(46, 69, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 27.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 38%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 55%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 55%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.55, -17.03, 20.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.55, 26.3, 130.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.502, 4.936, 2.064)`
Decimal	`3032351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E451F, 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 #2E451F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E451F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #2E451F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e451f; }
.text { color: #2e451f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e451f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 69 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e451f, #1f4523); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2E451F?: #2E451F 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 #2E451F?: The RGB value is 46, 69, 31: 46 red, 69 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E451F?: The complementary color is #361F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E451F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.