What color is #2F3E27?

#2F3E27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3E27?

The RGB value is 47, 62, 39: 47 red, 62 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3E27?

The complementary color is #36273E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3E27 color

#2F3E27 rgb(47, 62, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F3E27 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 24.3% green and 15.3% blue (47, 62, 39).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 23% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#2F3E27 color codes

HEX	`#2F3E27`
RGB	`rgb(47, 62, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 24.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 23%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 37%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 37%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.31, -11.28, 12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.31, 16.63, 132.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.261, 4.196, 2.557)`
Decimal	`3096103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3E27, 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 #2F3E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #2F3E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3e27; }
.text { color: #2f3e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 62 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3e27, #273e2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2F3E27?: #2F3E27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3E27?: The RGB value is 47, 62, 39: 47 red, 62 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3E27?: The complementary color is #36273E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.