What color is #2F3325?

#2F3325 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 #2F3325?

The RGB value is 47, 51, 37: 47 red, 51 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3325?

The complementary color is #292533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3325?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3325 color

#2F3325 rgb(47, 51, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F3325 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 20% green and 14.5% blue (47, 51, 37).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 16% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#2F3325 color codes

HEX	`#2F3325`
RGB	`rgb(47, 51, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 20%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 16%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.46, -4.79, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.46, 9.61, 119.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.69, 3.106, 2.208)`
Decimal	`3093285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3325, 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 #2F3325	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3325 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #2F3325 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3325; }
.text { color: #2f3325; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3325; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 51 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3325, #283325); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F3325?: #2F3325 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 #2F3325?: The RGB value is 47, 51, 37: 47 red, 51 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3325?: The complementary color is #292533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3325?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.