What color is #2E6645?

#2E6645 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 #2E6645?

The RGB value is 46, 102, 69: 46 red, 102 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E6645?

The complementary color is #662E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E6645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E6645 color

#2E6645 rgb(46, 102, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E6645 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 40% green and 27.1% blue (46, 102, 69).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 38% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#2E6645 color codes

HEX	`#2E6645`
RGB	`rgb(46, 102, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 40%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 38%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 55%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 32%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, -26.88, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 29.93, 153.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.952, 10.513, 7.292)`
Decimal	`3040837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E6645, 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 #2E6645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E6645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #2E6645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e6645; }
.text { color: #2e6645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e6645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 102 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e6645, #2e6661); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E6645?: #2E6645 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 #2E6645?: The RGB value is 46, 102, 69: 46 red, 102 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E6645?: The complementary color is #662E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E6645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.