What color is #2F341D?

#2F341D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F341D?

The RGB value is 47, 52, 29: 47 red, 52 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F341D?

The complementary color is #221D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F341D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F341D color

#2F341D rgb(47, 52, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F341D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 20.4% green and 11.4% blue (47, 52, 29).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#2F341D color codes

HEX	`#2F341D`
RGB	`rgb(47, 52, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 20.4%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 44%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 44%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.63, -6.81, 13.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.63, 15.43, 116.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.622, 3.149, 1.632)`
Decimal	`3093533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F341D, 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 #2F341D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F341D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #2F341D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f341d; }
.text { color: #2f341d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f341d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 52 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f341d, #24341d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2F341D?: #2F341D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F341D?: The RGB value is 47, 52, 29: 47 red, 52 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F341D?: The complementary color is #221D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F341D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.