What color is #2F470A?

#2F470A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F470A?

The RGB value is 47, 71, 10: 47 red, 71 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F470A?

The complementary color is #220A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F470A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F470A color

#2F470A rgb(47, 71, 10)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F470A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 27.8% green and 3.9% blue (47, 71, 10).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 75% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#2F470A color codes

HEX	`#2F470A`
RGB	`rgb(47, 71, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 27.8%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 75%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 86%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 86%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.11, -19.78, 31.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.11, 36.91, 122.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.48, 5.133, 1.094)`
Decimal	`3098378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F470A, 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 #2F470A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F470A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #2F470A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f470a; }
.text { color: #2f470a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f470a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 71 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f470a, #11470a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F470A?: #2F470A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F470A?: The RGB value is 47, 71, 10: 47 red, 71 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F470A?: The complementary color is #220A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F470A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.