What color is #2F3027?

#2F3027 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3027?

The RGB value is 47, 48, 39: 47 red, 48 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3027?

The complementary color is #282730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3027?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3027 color

#2F3027 rgb(47, 48, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F3027 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 18.8% green and 15.3% blue (47, 48, 39).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 10% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#2F3027 color codes

HEX	`#2F3027`
RGB	`rgb(47, 48, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 18.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 10%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 19%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.49, -2.43, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.49, 6.13, 113.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.595, 2.865, 2.335)`
Decimal	`3092519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3027, 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 #2F3027	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3027 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #2F3027 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3027; }
.text { color: #2f3027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3027; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 48 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3027, #2b3027); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2F3027?: #2F3027 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3027?: The RGB value is 47, 48, 39: 47 red, 48 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3027?: The complementary color is #282730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3027?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.