What color is #2F4607?

#2F4607 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4607?

The RGB value is 47, 70, 7: 47 red, 70 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4607?

The complementary color is #1E0746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4607?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4607 color

#2F4607 rgb(47, 70, 7)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F4607 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 27.5% green and 2.7% blue (47, 70, 7).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 82% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#2F4607 color codes

HEX	`#2F4607`
RGB	`rgb(47, 70, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 27.5%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 82%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 90%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 90%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.73, -19.44, 31.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.73, 37.43, 121.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.401, 5, 0.987)`
Decimal	`3098119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4607, 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 #2F4607	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4607 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #2F4607 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4607; }
.text { color: #2f4607; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4607; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 70 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4607, #0f4607); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F4607?: #2F4607 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4607?: The RGB value is 47, 70, 7: 47 red, 70 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4607?: The complementary color is #1E0746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4607?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.