What color is #2F473C?

#2F473C 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 #2F473C?

The RGB value is 47, 71, 60: 47 red, 71 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F473C?

The complementary color is #472F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F473C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F473C color

#2F473C rgb(47, 71, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F473C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 27.8% green and 23.5% blue (47, 71, 60).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#2F473C color codes

HEX	`#2F473C`
RGB	`rgb(47, 71, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 27.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 34%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 15%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.94, -12.08, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.94, 12.62, 163.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.241, 5.437, 5.1)`
Decimal	`3098428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F473C, 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 #2F473C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F473C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #2F473C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f473c; }
.text { color: #2f473c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f473c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 71 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f473c, #2f4647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2F473C?: #2F473C 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 #2F473C?: The RGB value is 47, 71, 60: 47 red, 71 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F473C?: The complementary color is #472F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F473C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.