Pine is a medium dark medium bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Dark Green, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Pine effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Pine is #2B5D34.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Pine has 17%% Red, 36% Green, and 20% Blue.
Pine has 131° Hue, 54% Saturation, and 36% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Pine has 131° Hue, 36% Saturation, and 27% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Pine has 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow, and 64% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#2B5D34 |
|
RGB |
(43, 93, 52) |
(17%, 36%, 20%) |
HSV |
(131°, 54, 36) |
(36%, 54%, 36%) |
HSL |
(131°, 36, 27) |
(36%, 36%, 27%) |
CMYK |
(54, 0, 44, 64) |
(54%, 0%, 44%, 64%) |
The natural luminance of Pine is 9%, which is low.
Pine has a higher contrast with white than black.
Pine and black have a 2.7:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Pine and white have a 7.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
9% |
insufficient (2.7) |
AAA (7.7) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Pine paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 18% Green, 2% Cyan, 64% Black, 17% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
18%
Blue
0%
Cyan
2%
Magenta
0%
Black
64%
White
17%
To mix Pine paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Cyan, 9% Yellow, 64% Black, 17% White, as shown below.
Cyan
11%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
9%
Black
64%
White
17%
Colors similar to Pine are: Medium Forest Green, Myrtle, Parsley, Everglade, and Green Pea. Medium Forest Green is more green and lighter than Pine. Myrtle is more yellow and darker than Pine. Parsley is more green and brighter and darker than Pine. Everglade is more cyan and darker than Pine. Green Pea is more cyan and brighter than Pine.