What color is #2E5A38?

#2E5A38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5A38?

The RGB value is 46, 90, 56: 46 red, 90 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5A38?

The complementary color is #5A2E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5A38 color

#2E5A38 rgb(46, 90, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5A38 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 35.3% green and 22% blue (46, 90, 56).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#2E5A38 color codes

HEX	`#2E5A38`
RGB	`rgb(46, 90, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 35.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 49%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 38%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.35, -23.68, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.35, 28.06, 147.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.496, 8.178, 5.03)`
Decimal	`3037752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5A38, 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 #2E5A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #2E5A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5a38; }
.text { color: #2e5a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 90 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5a38, #2e5a4e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E5A38?: #2E5A38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5A38?: The RGB value is 46, 90, 56: 46 red, 90 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5A38?: The complementary color is #5A2E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.