What color is #2E5F31?

#2E5F31 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 #2E5F31?

The RGB value is 46, 95, 49: 46 red, 95 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5F31?

The complementary color is #5F2E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5F31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5F31 color

#2E5F31 rgb(46, 95, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5F31 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 37.3% green and 19.2% blue (46, 95, 49).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 35% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#2E5F31 color codes

HEX	`#2E5F31`
RGB	`rgb(46, 95, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 37.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 35%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 52%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 48%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.96, -27.42, 21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.96, 34.71, 142.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.773, 8.987, 4.336)`
Decimal	`3039025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5F31, 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 #2E5F31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5F31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #2E5F31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5f31; }
.text { color: #2e5f31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5f31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 95 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5f31, #2e5f4a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E5F31?: #2E5F31 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 #2E5F31?: The RGB value is 46, 95, 49: 46 red, 95 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5F31?: The complementary color is #5F2E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5F31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.