What color is #2E5140?

#2E5140 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5140?

The RGB value is 46, 81, 64: 46 red, 81 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5140?

The complementary color is #512E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5140 color

#2E5140 rgb(46, 81, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5140 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 31.8% green and 25.1% blue (46, 81, 64).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 28% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#2E5140 color codes

HEX	`#2E5140`
RGB	`rgb(46, 81, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 31.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 28%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 43%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 21%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.43, -17.16, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.43, 18.2, 160.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.994, 6.836, 5.906)`
Decimal	`3035456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5140, 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 #2E5140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #2E5140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5140; }
.text { color: #2e5140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 81 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5140, #2e5151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2E5140?: #2E5140 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5140?: The RGB value is 46, 81, 64: 46 red, 81 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5140?: The complementary color is #512E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.