Heavy Metal Color
Heavy Metal is a green color with hex code #2B3228. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with heavy metal, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Heavy Metal Color Values
What Does Heavy Metal Mean?
Heavy Metal belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Heavy Metal adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Heavy Metal is classified as a olive (nearest centroid: dark grayish olive green, #31362B).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal and #302933 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #313329 and #29332B, which sit beside heavy metal on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair heavy metal with triadic partners #292C33 and #33292C. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Scrub —
#2E3222(Delta E 4) - Log Cabin —
#242A1D(Delta E 4) - Charcoal —
#343837(Delta E 7) - Tuatara —
#363534(Delta E 8) - Mine Shaft —
#323232(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #2B3228; }
.background { background-color: #2B3228; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2B3228; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #2B322840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for heavy metal?
Heavy Metal has the hex code #2B3228. In RGB notation it is rgb(43, 50, 40), in HSL it is hsl(102, 11%, 18%), and its OKLCH value is 0.307, 0.02, 136.3.
What does the color heavy metal mean?
Green-family colors like heavy metal carry distinct psychological associations. Heavy Metal belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Heavy Metal adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with heavy metal?
Heavy Metal has three easy routes: its complement #302933 for punch, its neighbors #313329 and #29332B for something calmer, or triadic partners #292C33 and #33292C when you want energy.
Is heavy metal a standard web color?
No — Heavy Metal is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #2B3228 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make heavy metal lighter or darker?
To lighten heavy metal, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #DADFD7 (lightest tint) to #070807 (darkest shade).
About Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal is classified as a Olive in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #2B3228 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.