What color is #2E8D28?

#2E8D28 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E8D28?

The RGB value is 46, 141, 40: 46 red, 141 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E8D28?

The complementary color is #87288D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E8D28?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E8D28 color

#2E8D28 rgb(46, 141, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E8D28 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 55.3% green and 15.7% blue (46, 141, 40).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 56% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#2E8D28 color codes

HEX	`#2E8D28`
RGB	`rgb(46, 141, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 55.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 56%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 72%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 72%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.59, -47.43, 43.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.59, 64.54, 137.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.034, 19.783, 5.244)`
Decimal	`3050792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E8D28, 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 #2E8D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2E8D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #2E8D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e8d28; }
.text { color: #2e8d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e8d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 141 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e8d28, #288d55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E8D28?: #2E8D28 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E8D28?: The RGB value is 46, 141, 40: 46 red, 141 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E8D28?: The complementary color is #87288D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E8D28?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.