What color is #2F321C?

#2F321C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F321C?

The RGB value is 47, 50, 28: 47 red, 50 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F321C?

The complementary color is #1F1C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F321C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F321C color

#2F321C rgb(47, 50, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F321C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 19.6% green and 11% blue (47, 50, 28).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#2F321C color codes

HEX	`#2F321C`
RGB	`rgb(47, 50, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 19.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 44%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 44%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.92, -5.69, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.92, 14.72, 112.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.523, 2.969, 1.539)`
Decimal	`3093020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F321C, 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 #2F321C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F321C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #2F321C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f321c; }
.text { color: #2f321c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f321c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 50 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f321c, #24321c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2F321C?: #2F321C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F321C?: The RGB value is 47, 50, 28: 47 red, 50 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F321C?: The complementary color is #1F1C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F321C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.