What color is #2F453C?

#2F453C 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 #2F453C?

The RGB value is 47, 69, 60: 47 red, 69 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F453C?

The complementary color is #452F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F453C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F453C color

#2F453C rgb(47, 69, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F453C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 27.1% green and 23.5% blue (47, 69, 60).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#2F453C color codes

HEX	`#2F453C`
RGB	`rgb(47, 69, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 27.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 32%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 13%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.26, -10.89, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.26, 11.21, 166.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.116, 5.187, 5.058)`
Decimal	`3097916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F453C, 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 #2F453C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F453C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #2F453C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f453c; }
.text { color: #2f453c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f453c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 69 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f453c, #2f4345); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F453C?: #2F453C 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 #2F453C?: The RGB value is 47, 69, 60: 47 red, 69 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F453C?: The complementary color is #452F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F453C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.