What color is #2F4336?

#2F4336 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4336?

The RGB value is 47, 67, 54: 47 red, 67 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4336?

The complementary color is #432F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4336?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4336 color

#2F4336 rgb(47, 67, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F4336 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 26.3% green and 21.2% blue (47, 67, 54).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#2F4336 color codes

HEX	`#2F4336`
RGB	`rgb(47, 67, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 26.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 19%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.4, -11.13, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.4, 12.36, 154.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.845, 4.885, 4.23)`
Decimal	`3097398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4336, 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 #2F4336	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4336 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #2F4336 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4336; }
.text { color: #2f4336; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4336; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 67 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4336, #2f4340); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2F4336?: #2F4336 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4336?: The RGB value is 47, 67, 54: 47 red, 67 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4336?: The complementary color is #432F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4336?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.