What color is #2E6F1E?

#2E6F1E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E6F1E?

The RGB value is 46, 111, 30: 46 red, 111 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E6F1E?

The complementary color is #5F1E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E6F1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E6F1E color

#2E6F1E rgb(46, 111, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E6F1E is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 43.5% green and 11.8% blue (46, 111, 30).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 57% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#2E6F1E color codes

HEX	`#2E6F1E`
RGB	`rgb(46, 111, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 43.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 57%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 73%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 73%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.28, -36.88, 37.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.28, 52.36, 134.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.045, 12.043, 3.181)`
Decimal	`3043102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E6F1E, 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 #2E6F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E6F1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #2E6F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e6f1e; }
.text { color: #2e6f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e6f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 111 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e6f1e, #1e6f37); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2E6F1E?: #2E6F1E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E6F1E?: The RGB value is 46, 111, 30: 46 red, 111 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E6F1E?: The complementary color is #5F1E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E6F1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.