What color is #2F4340?

#2F4340 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4340?

The RGB value is 47, 67, 64: 47 red, 67 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4340?

The complementary color is #432F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4340 color

#2F4340 rgb(47, 67, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F4340 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 26.3% green and 25.1% blue (47, 67, 64).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#2F4340 color codes

HEX	`#2F4340`
RGB	`rgb(47, 67, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 26.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.7, -8.64, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.7, 8.67, 184.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.105, 4.989, 5.596)`
Decimal	`3097408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4340, 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 #2F4340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #2F4340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4340; }
.text { color: #2f4340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 67 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4340, #2f3c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F4340?: #2F4340 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4340?: The RGB value is 47, 67, 64: 47 red, 67 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4340?: The complementary color is #432F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.