What color is #2F433B?

#2F433B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F433B?

The RGB value is 47, 67, 59: 47 red, 67 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F433B?

The complementary color is #432F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F433B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F433B color

#2F433B rgb(47, 67, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F433B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 26.3% green and 23.1% blue (47, 67, 59).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#2F433B color codes

HEX	`#2F433B`
RGB	`rgb(47, 67, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 26.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.55, -9.93, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.55, 10.19, 166.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.969, 4.934, 4.88)`
Decimal	`3097403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F433B, 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 #2F433B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F433B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #2F433B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f433b; }
.text { color: #2f433b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f433b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 67 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f433b, #2f4143); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F433B?: #2F433B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F433B?: The RGB value is 47, 67, 59: 47 red, 67 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F433B?: The complementary color is #432F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F433B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.