What color is #2F3221?

#2F3221 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3221?

The RGB value is 47, 50, 33: 47 red, 50 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3221?

The complementary color is #242132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3221?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3221 color

#2F3221 rgb(47, 50, 33)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F3221 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 19.6% green and 12.9% blue (47, 50, 33).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#2F3221 color codes

HEX	`#2F3221`
RGB	`rgb(47, 50, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 19.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 34%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 34%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.03, -4.87, 10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.03, 11.5, 115.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.587, 2.995, 1.88)`
Decimal	`3093025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3221, 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 #2F3221	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3221 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #2F3221 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3221; }
.text { color: #2f3221; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3221; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 50 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3221, #273221); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F3221?: #2F3221 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3221?: The RGB value is 47, 50, 33: 47 red, 50 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3221?: The complementary color is #242132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3221?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.