What color is #2F4911?

#2F4911 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 #2F4911?

The RGB value is 47, 73, 17: 47 red, 73 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4911?

The complementary color is #2B1149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4911?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4911 color

#2F4911 rgb(47, 73, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F4911 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 28.6% green and 6.7% blue (47, 73, 17).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 62% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#2F4911 color codes

HEX	`#2F4911`
RGB	`rgb(47, 73, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 28.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 62%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 77%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 77%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.87, -20.32, 28.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.87, 35.4, 125.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.656, 5.41, 1.382)`
Decimal	`3098897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4911, 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 #2F4911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #2F4911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4911; }
.text { color: #2f4911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 73 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4911, #134911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2F4911?: #2F4911 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 #2F4911?: The RGB value is 47, 73, 17: 47 red, 73 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4911?: The complementary color is #2B1149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4911?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.