What color is #2E6A4B?

#2E6A4B 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 #2E6A4B?

The RGB value is 46, 106, 75: 46 red, 106 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E6A4B?

The complementary color is #6A2E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E6A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E6A4B color

#2E6A4B rgb(46, 106, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E6A4B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 41.6% green and 29.4% blue (46, 106, 75).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#2E6A4B color codes

HEX	`#2E6A4B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 106, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 41.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 57%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 29%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.24, -27.48, 11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.24, 29.84, 157.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.55, 11.396, 8.457)`
Decimal	`3041867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E6A4B, 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 #2E6A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E6A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #2E6A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e6a4b; }
.text { color: #2e6a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e6a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 106 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e6a4b, #2e6a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E6A4B?: #2E6A4B 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 #2E6A4B?: The RGB value is 46, 106, 75: 46 red, 106 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E6A4B?: The complementary color is #6A2E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E6A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.