What color is #2F3126?

#2F3126 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3126?

The RGB value is 47, 49, 38: 47 red, 49 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3126?

The complementary color is #282631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3126?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3126 color

#2F3126 rgb(47, 49, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F3126 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 19.2% green and 14.9% blue (47, 49, 38).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 13% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#2F3126 color codes

HEX	`#2F3126`
RGB	`rgb(47, 49, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 19.2%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 13%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 22%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 22%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.81, -3.29, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.81, 7.5, 115.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.62, 2.941, 2.263)`
Decimal	`3092774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3126, 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 #2F3126	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3126 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #2F3126 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3126; }
.text { color: #2f3126; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3126; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 49 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3126, #2a3126); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F3126?: #2F3126 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3126?: The RGB value is 47, 49, 38: 47 red, 49 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3126?: The complementary color is #282631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3126?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.