What color is #2E4B2E?

#2E4B2E 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 #2E4B2E?

The RGB value is 46, 75, 46: 46 red, 75 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4B2E?

The complementary color is #4B2E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4B2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4B2E color

#2E4B2E rgb(46, 75, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E4B2E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 29.4% green and 18% blue (46, 75, 46).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 24% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#2E4B2E color codes

HEX	`#2E4B2E`
RGB	`rgb(46, 75, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 29.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 24%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 39%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 39%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.93, -17.79, 13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.93, 22.61, 141.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.136, 5.81, 3.488)`
Decimal	`3033902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4B2E, 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 #2E4B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4B2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #2E4B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4b2e; }
.text { color: #2e4b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 75 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4b2e, #2e4b3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2E4B2E?: #2E4B2E 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 #2E4B2E?: The RGB value is 46, 75, 46: 46 red, 75 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4B2E?: The complementary color is #4B2E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4B2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.