What color is #2E6548?

#2E6548 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E6548?

The RGB value is 46, 101, 72: 46 red, 101 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E6548?

The complementary color is #652E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E6548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E6548 color

#2E6548 rgb(46, 101, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E6548 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 39.6% green and 28.2% blue (46, 101, 72).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#2E6548 color codes

HEX	`#2E6548`
RGB	`rgb(46, 101, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 39.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 54%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 29%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.47, -25.72, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.47, 27.97, 156.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.95, 10.355, 7.762)`
Decimal	`3040584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E6548, 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 #2E6548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E6548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2E6548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e6548; }
.text { color: #2e6548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e6548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 101 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e6548, #2e6564); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E6548?: #2E6548 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E6548?: The RGB value is 46, 101, 72: 46 red, 101 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E6548?: The complementary color is #652E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E6548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.