What color is #2F4929?

#2F4929 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4929?

The RGB value is 47, 73, 41: 47 red, 73 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4929?

The complementary color is #432949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4929?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4929 color

#2F4929 rgb(47, 73, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F4929 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 28.6% green and 16.1% blue (47, 73, 41).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 28% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#2F4929 color codes

HEX	`#2F4929`
RGB	`rgb(47, 73, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 28.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 28%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 44%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 44%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.19, -17.22, 16.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.19, 23.56, 136.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.955, 5.529, 2.956)`
Decimal	`3098921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4929, 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 #2F4929	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4929 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #2F4929 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4929; }
.text { color: #2f4929; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4929; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 73 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4929, #294933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2F4929?: #2F4929 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4929?: The RGB value is 47, 73, 41: 47 red, 73 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4929?: The complementary color is #432949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4929?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.