What color is #2F4A15?

#2F4A15 is a very dark, moderate green known as Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Treetop Cathedral?

The RGB value is 47, 74, 21: 47 red, 74 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Treetop Cathedral?

The complementary color is #30154A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4A15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Treetop Cathedral color: hex code #2F4A15

#2F4A15 rgb(47, 74, 21)

Shades of green

Treetop Cathedral has the hex code #2F4A15. It is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 29% green and 8.2% blue (47, 74, 21).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 56% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15) color codes

HEX	`#2F4A15`
RGB	`rgb(47, 74, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 29%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 56%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 72%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 72%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.26, -20.48, 27.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.26, 34.28, 126.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.756, 5.556, 1.584)`
Decimal	`3099157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Treetop Cathedral, 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 #2F4A15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4A15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #2F4A15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4a15; }
.text { color: #2f4a15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4a15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 74 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4a15, #154a16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

See #2F4A15 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2F4A15?: #2F4A15 is a very dark, moderate green known as Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Treetop Cathedral?: The RGB value is 47, 74, 21: 47 red, 74 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Treetop Cathedral?: The complementary color is #30154A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4A15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.