What color is #2F4137?

#2F4137 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 #2F4137?

The RGB value is 47, 65, 55: 47 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4137?

The complementary color is #412F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4137 color

#2F4137 rgb(47, 65, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F4137 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 25.5% green and 21.6% blue (47, 65, 55).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#2F4137 color codes

HEX	`#2F4137`
RGB	`rgb(47, 65, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 25.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 28%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.75, -9.69, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.75, 10.4, 158.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.752, 4.661, 4.316)`
Decimal	`3096887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4137, 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 #2F4137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #2F4137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4137; }
.text { color: #2f4137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 65 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4137, #2f4140); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2F4137?: #2F4137 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 #2F4137?: The RGB value is 47, 65, 55: 47 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4137?: The complementary color is #412F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.