What color is #2F4539?

#2F4539 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4539?

The RGB value is 47, 69, 57: 47 red, 69 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4539?

The complementary color is #452F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4539 color

#2F4539 rgb(47, 69, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F4539 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 27.1% green and 22.4% blue (47, 69, 57).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#2F4539 color codes

HEX	`#2F4539`
RGB	`rgb(47, 69, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 27.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 32%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 17%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.17, -11.62, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.17, 12.47, 158.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.039, 5.156, 4.652)`
Decimal	`3097913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4539, 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 #2F4539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #2F4539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4539; }
.text { color: #2f4539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 69 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4539, #2f4544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2F4539?: #2F4539 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4539?: The RGB value is 47, 69, 57: 47 red, 69 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4539?: The complementary color is #452F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.