What color is #2F3924?

#2F3924 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3924?

The RGB value is 47, 57, 36: 47 red, 57 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3924?

The complementary color is #2E2439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3924?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3924 color

#2F3924 rgb(47, 57, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F3924 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 22.4% green and 14.1% blue (47, 57, 36).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 23% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#2F3924 color codes

HEX	`#2F3924`
RGB	`rgb(47, 57, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 22.4%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 23%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 37%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 37%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.51, -8.78, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.51, 14.67, 126.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.954, 3.658, 2.219)`
Decimal	`3094820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3924, 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 #2F3924	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3924 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #2F3924 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3924; }
.text { color: #2f3924; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3924; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 57 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3924, #253924); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2F3924?: #2F3924 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3924?: The RGB value is 47, 57, 36: 47 red, 57 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3924?: The complementary color is #2E2439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3924?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.