What color is #2E5535?

#2E5535 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5535?

The RGB value is 46, 85, 53: 46 red, 85 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5535?

The complementary color is #552E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5535 color

#2E5535 rgb(46, 85, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5535 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 33.3% green and 20.8% blue (46, 85, 53).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#2E5535 color codes

HEX	`#2E5535`
RGB	`rgb(46, 85, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 33.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 46%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 38%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.56, -21.73, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.56, 26.11, 146.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.018, 7.335, 4.519)`
Decimal	`3036469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5535, 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 #2E5535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #2E5535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5535; }
.text { color: #2e5535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 85 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5535, #2e5548); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E5535?: #2E5535 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5535?: The RGB value is 46, 85, 53: 46 red, 85 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5535?: The complementary color is #552E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.