What color is #2E5529?

#2E5529 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5529?

The RGB value is 46, 85, 41: 46 red, 85 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5529?

The complementary color is #502955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5529?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5529 color

#2E5529 rgb(46, 85, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5529 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 33.3% green and 16.1% blue (46, 85, 41).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 35% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#2E5529 color codes

HEX	`#2E5529`
RGB	`rgb(46, 85, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 33.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 35%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 52%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 52%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.34, -23.87, 21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.34, 32.03, 138.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.775, 7.238, 3.243)`
Decimal	`3036457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5529, 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 #2E5529	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5529 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #2E5529 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5529; }
.text { color: #2e5529; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5529; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 85 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5529, #29553a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E5529?: #2E5529 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5529?: The RGB value is 46, 85, 41: 46 red, 85 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5529?: The complementary color is #502955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5529?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.