What color is #2F4939?

#2F4939 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4939?

The RGB value is 47, 73, 57: 47 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4939?

The complementary color is #492F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4939 color

#2F4939 rgb(47, 73, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F4939 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 28.6% green and 22.4% blue (47, 73, 57).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#2F4939 color codes

HEX	`#2F4939`
RGB	`rgb(47, 73, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 28.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 22%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.55, -13.96, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.55, 15.39, 155.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.293, 5.665, 4.737)`
Decimal	`3098937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4939, 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 #2F4939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #2F4939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4939; }
.text { color: #2f4939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 73 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4939, #2f4946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2F4939?: #2F4939 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4939?: The RGB value is 47, 73, 57: 47 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4939?: The complementary color is #492F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.