What color is #2F3724?

#2F3724 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3724?

The RGB value is 47, 55, 36: 47 red, 55 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3724?

The complementary color is #2C2437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3724?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3724 color

#2F3724 rgb(47, 55, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F3724 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 21.6% green and 14.1% blue (47, 55, 36).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#2F3724 color codes

HEX	`#2F3724`
RGB	`rgb(47, 55, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 21.6%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 35%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.81, -7.53, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.81, 13.19, 124.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.857, 3.464, 2.187)`
Decimal	`3094308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3724, 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 #2F3724	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3724 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #2F3724 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3724; }
.text { color: #2f3724; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3724; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 55 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3724, #263724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2F3724?: #2F3724 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3724?: The RGB value is 47, 55, 36: 47 red, 55 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3724?: The complementary color is #2C2437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3724?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.