What color is #2F423B?

#2F423B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F423B?

The RGB value is 47, 66, 59: 47 red, 66 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F423B?

The complementary color is #422F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F423B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F423B color

#2F423B rgb(47, 66, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F423B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 25.9% green and 23.1% blue (47, 66, 59).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#2F423B color codes

HEX	`#2F423B`
RGB	`rgb(47, 66, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 25.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 29%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.21, -9.32, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.21, 9.5, 168.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.91, 4.816, 4.86)`
Decimal	`3097147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F423B, 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 #2F423B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F423B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #2F423B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f423b; }
.text { color: #2f423b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f423b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 66 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f423b, #2f4042); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F423B?: #2F423B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F423B?: The RGB value is 47, 66, 59: 47 red, 66 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F423B?: The complementary color is #422F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F423B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.