#2b4520 Color Information

#2b4520 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #2b4520. In RGB, it consists of 16.9% Red, 27.1% Green, and 12.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 37.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 53.6% Yellow, and 72.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 102.2°, with saturation of 36.6% and lightness of 19.8%. The decimal value for #2b4520 is 2835744, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #2b4520 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#2b4520 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color43, 69, 32 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color16.9%, 27.1%, 12.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.831, 0.729, 0.875 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.377, 0, 0.536, 0.729 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color102.2°, 36.6%, 19.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color102.2°, 53.6%, 27.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color3.385, 4.874, 2.129 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color32, 69, 58 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2835744 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color26.373, -18.137, 19.177 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)26.373, 26.395, 133.403 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color26.373, -11.819, 20.888 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color22.077, -11.266, 9.737 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.326, 0.469, 4.874 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281025824 / 0xff2b4520 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333333 Copy
Last Updated: October 14, 2024

Shades of #2b4520

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #2b4520, its pure hue is 102.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.6%, and its lightness is 19.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #2b4520, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #050904 to #263c1c.

Tints of #2b4520

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #2b4520, its pure hue is 102.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.6%, and its lightness is 19.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #2b4520, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #465c3c to #e5e8e3.

Tones of #2b4520

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #2b4520, its pure hue is 102.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #2b4520, which range from #333333 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1e6500 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #2b4520

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #2b4520! For #2b4520, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #2b4520. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #2b4520

This color, #2b4520, consists of 16.9% Red, 27.1% Green, and 12.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 43, Green = 69, Blue = 32. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #2b4520 is 37.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 53.6% Yellow, and 72.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R16.9%
C37.7%
G27.1%
M0.0%
B12.5%
Y53.6%
K72.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 43 69 32
Octal 53 105 40
Hexa #2b #45 #20
Binary 00101011 01000101 00100000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 37 0 53 72
Octal 45 0 65 110
Hexa #25 #00 #35 #48
Binary 00100101 00000000 00110101 01001000

Analogous Colors of #2b4520

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #2b4520 — which has hue 102.2° — its analogous colors are located at 72.2° and 132.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2b4520.

Triadic Colors of #2b4520

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #2b4520 — which has hue 102.2° — its triadic colors are located at 102.2° and 342.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2b4520.

Complementary Color of #2b4520

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #2b4520 — which has hue 102.2° — its complementary color is located at 282.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2b4520.

Split Complementary Colors of #2b4520

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #2b4520 — which has hue 102.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 102.2° and 312.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2b4520.

Tetradic Colors of #2b4520

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #2b4520 — which has hue 102.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 12.2°, 102.2°, 192.2°, and 282.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2b4520.

Monochromatic Colors of #2b4520

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #2b4520, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #171e15 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #3b7522 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #2b4520

We want to make getting started with #2b4520 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #2b4520 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #2b4520 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #2b4520 with other HTML elements.

#2b4520 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #2b4520.
<span style="color: #2b4520;">The color of this text is #2b4520.</span>

#2b4520 Background Color

The background color for this text is #2b4520.
<div style="background-color: #2b4520; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #2b4520.</div>

#2b4520 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #2b4520.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #2b4520;">This color for the shadow of this text is #2b4520.</span>

#2b4520 Border Color

This is a div with border color #2b4520.
<div style="border: #2b4520 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #2b4520.</div>

#2b4520 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #2b4520 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2b4520; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2b4520 on a white background.</div></div>

#2b4520 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #2b4520 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2b4520; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2b4520 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #2b4520 to White

This is a gradient from #2b4520 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2b4520,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2b4520,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2b4520,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2b4520,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2b4520 to white.</div>

Gradient from #2b4520 to Black

This is a gradient from #2b4520 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2b4520,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2b4520,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2b4520,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2b4520,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2b4520 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #2b4520

In addition to using #2b4520 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #2b4520 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #2b4520, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 43, Green = 69, Blue = 32). If you need details about the color coordinates of #2b4520 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #2b4520
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(43, 69, 32)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #2b4520; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #2b4520; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #2b4520; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(43, 69, 32);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#2b4520")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:43, green:69, blue:32, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:43 green:69 blue:32 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(43f, 69f, 32f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(43, 69, 32);
 

#2b4520 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #2b4520 the same way. For those with color blindness, #2b4520 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #2b4520 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #2b4520 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #2b4520 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #2b4520 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #2b4520 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.6:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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