What color is #2F2F07?

#2F2F07 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2F07?

The RGB value is 47, 47, 7: 47 red, 47 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2F07?

The complementary color is #07072F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2F07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2F07 color

#2F2F07 rgb(47, 47, 7)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2F2F07 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 18.4% green and 2.7% blue (47, 47, 7).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 74% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#2F2F07 color codes

HEX	`#2F2F07`
RGB	`rgb(47, 47, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 18.4%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 74%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 85%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 85%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.6, -6.04, 23.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.6, 24.3, 104.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.227, 2.653, 0.596)`
Decimal	`3092231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2F07, 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 #2F2F07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2F07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #2F2F07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2f07; }
.text { color: #2f2f07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2f07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 47 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2f07, #1b2f07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2F2F07?: #2F2F07 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2F07?: The RGB value is 47, 47, 7: 47 red, 47 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2F07?: The complementary color is #07072F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2F07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.