What color is #2E5C42?

#2E5C42 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5C42?

The RGB value is 46, 92, 66: 46 red, 92 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5C42?

The complementary color is #5C2E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5C42 color

#2E5C42 rgb(46, 92, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5C42 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 36.1% green and 25.9% blue (46, 92, 66).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#2E5C42 color codes

HEX	`#2E5C42`
RGB	`rgb(46, 92, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 36.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 50%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 28%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.26, -22.56, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.26, 24.75, 155.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.937, 8.628, 6.506)`
Decimal	`3038274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5C42, 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 #2E5C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #2E5C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5c42; }
.text { color: #2e5c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 92 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5c42, #2e5c59); }

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Questions

What color is #2E5C42?: #2E5C42 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5C42?: The RGB value is 46, 92, 66: 46 red, 92 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5C42?: The complementary color is #5C2E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.