What color is #2E8B09?

#2E8B09 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Green Bell Pepper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E8B09?

The RGB value is 46, 139, 9: 46 red, 139 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E8B09?

The complementary color is #66098B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E8B09?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E8B09 color

#2E8B09 rgb(46, 139, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E8B09 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 54.5% green and 3.5% blue (46, 139, 9).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 88% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Bell Pepper (#228800), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#2E8B09 color codes

HEX	`#2E8B09`
RGB	`rgb(46, 139, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 54.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 88%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 94%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 94%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.76, -48.56, 52.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.76, 71.29, 132.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.408, 19.065, 3.39)`
Decimal	`3050249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E8B09, 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 #2E8B09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2E8B09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	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 #2E8B09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e8b09; }
.text { color: #2e8b09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e8b09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 139 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e8b09, #098b25); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E8B09?: #2E8B09 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Green Bell Pepper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E8B09?: The RGB value is 46, 139, 9: 46 red, 139 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E8B09?: The complementary color is #66098B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E8B09?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.