What color is #2E7750?

#2E7750 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E7750?

The RGB value is 46, 119, 80: 46 red, 119 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E7750?

The complementary color is #772E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E7750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E7750 color

#2E7750 rgb(46, 119, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E7750 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 46.7% green and 31.4% blue (46, 119, 80).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 44% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#2E7750 color codes

HEX	`#2E7750`
RGB	`rgb(46, 119, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 46.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 44%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 61%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 33%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.73, -32.46, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.73, 35.7, 155.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.171, 14.353, 9.875)`
Decimal	`3045200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E7750, 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 #2E7750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E7750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #2E7750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e7750; }
.text { color: #2e7750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e7750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 119 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e7750, #2e7774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #2E7750?: #2E7750 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E7750?: The RGB value is 46, 119, 80: 46 red, 119 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E7750?: The complementary color is #772E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E7750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.