What color is #2F4036?

#2F4036 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4036?

The RGB value is 47, 64, 54: 47 red, 64 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4036?

The complementary color is #402F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4036?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4036 color

#2F4036 rgb(47, 64, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F4036 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 25.1% green and 21.2% blue (47, 64, 54).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#2F4036 color codes

HEX	`#2F4036`
RGB	`rgb(47, 64, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 25.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 27%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 16%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.37, -9.32, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.37, 10.1, 157.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.671, 4.537, 4.172)`
Decimal	`3096630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4036, 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 #2F4036	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4036 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #2F4036 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4036; }
.text { color: #2f4036; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4036; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 64 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4036, #2f403f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2F4036?: #2F4036 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4036?: The RGB value is 47, 64, 54: 47 red, 64 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4036?: The complementary color is #402F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4036?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.