What color is #2F441F?

#2F441F is a very dark, desaturated green known as Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Forestry?

The RGB value is 47, 68, 31: 47 red, 68 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Forestry?

The complementary color is #341F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F441F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Forestry color: hex code #2F441F

#2F441F rgb(47, 68, 31)

Shades of green

Forestry has the hex code #2F441F. It is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 26.7% green and 12.2% blue (47, 68, 31).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 37% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

Forestry (#2F441F) color codes

HEX	`#2F441F`
RGB	`rgb(47, 68, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 26.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 37%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.27, -16.05, 19.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.27, 25.41, 129.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.487, 4.837, 2.046)`
Decimal	`3097631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Forestry, 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 #2F441F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F441F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #2F441F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f441f; }
.text { color: #2f441f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f441f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 68 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f441f, #1f4422); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

See #2F441F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2F441F?: #2F441F is a very dark, desaturated green known as Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Forestry?: The RGB value is 47, 68, 31: 47 red, 68 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Forestry?: The complementary color is #341F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F441F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.