Information about #2B3918 color

#2B3918 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2B3918 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 57, 24) — 16.9% red, 22.4% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 13 / 78. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored zesty chartreuse, #2B3918 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Forest Green (#254117). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kereru (#283E23) and Rangitoto (#2E3222).

In RGB terms — rgb(43, 57, 24) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #2B3918 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2B3918 color variations

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#2B3918 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2B3918

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Kereru color link
Kereru

#283E23

Rangitoto color link
Rangitoto

#2E3222

Myrtle color link
Myrtle

#21421E

Pine Tree color link
Pine Tree

#2A2F23

Feverpitch color link
Feverpitch

#2D4325

Black Forest color link
Black Forest

#2C3227

Karaka color link
Karaka

#2D2D24

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B3918
  • RGB43, 57, 24
  • CMYK5, 0, 13, 78
  • CSSrgb(43, 57, 24)
  • HSL85°, 41%, 16%
  • HSL Precise85.455°, 40.741%, 15.882%
  • HSV85°, 58%, 22%
  • HSB85°, 58%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.224, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.224, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.224, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2B3918
  • DECIMAL ID2832664
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01