What color is #2E5D32?

#2E5D32 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5D32?

The RGB value is 46, 93, 50: 46 red, 93 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5D32?

The complementary color is #5D2E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5D32?

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.

#2E5D32 color

#2E5D32 rgb(46, 93, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5D32 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 36.5% green and 19.6% blue (46, 93, 50).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 34% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#2E5D32 color codes

HEX	`#2E5D32`
RGB	`rgb(46, 93, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 36.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 34%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 51%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 46%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.28, -26.29, 19.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.28, 32.93, 142.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.616, 8.639, 4.389)`
Decimal	`3038514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5D32, 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 #2E5D32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5D32 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 #2E5D32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5d32; }
.text { color: #2e5d32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5d32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 93 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5d32, #2e5d4a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E5D32?: #2E5D32 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5D32?: The RGB value is 46, 93, 50: 46 red, 93 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5D32?: The complementary color is #5D2E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5D32?: 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.