What color is #2E7A51?

#2E7A51 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 #2E7A51?

The RGB value is 46, 122, 81: 46 red, 122 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E7A51?

The complementary color is #7A2E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E7A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E7A51 color

#2E7A51 rgb(46, 122, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E7A51 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 47.8% green and 31.8% blue (46, 122, 81).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 45% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#2E7A51 color codes

HEX	`#2E7A51`
RGB	`rgb(46, 122, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 47.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 45%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 62%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 34%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.76, -33.6, 15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.76, 37.08, 154.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.571, 15.093, 10.192)`
Decimal	`3045969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E7A51, 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 #2E7A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E7A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #2E7A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e7a51; }
.text { color: #2e7a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e7a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 122 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e7a51, #2e7a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #2E7A51?: #2E7A51 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 #2E7A51?: The RGB value is 46, 122, 81: 46 red, 122 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E7A51?: The complementary color is #7A2E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E7A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.