What color is #2F3227?

#2F3227 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 #2F3227?

The RGB value is 47, 50, 39: 47 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3227?

The complementary color is #2A2732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3227 color

#2F3227 rgb(47, 50, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F3227 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 19.6% green and 15.3% blue (47, 50, 39).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 12% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#2F3227 color codes

HEX	`#2F3227`
RGB	`rgb(47, 50, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 19.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 12%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.17, -3.75, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.17, 7.57, 119.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.679, 3.032, 2.363)`
Decimal	`3093031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3227, 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 #2F3227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #2F3227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3227; }
.text { color: #2f3227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 50 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3227, #2a3227); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F3227?: #2F3227 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 #2F3227?: The RGB value is 47, 50, 39: 47 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3227?: The complementary color is #2A2732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.