What color is #2F4A44?

#2F4A44 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 #2F4A44?

The RGB value is 47, 74, 68: 47 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4A44?

The complementary color is #4A2F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4A44 color

#2F4A44 rgb(47, 74, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F4A44 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 29% green and 26.7% blue (47, 74, 68).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#2F4A44 color codes

HEX	`#2F4A44`
RGB	`rgb(47, 74, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 29%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.21, -11.8, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.21, 11.81, 178.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.664, 5.919, 6.364)`
Decimal	`3099204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4A44, 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 #2F4A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #2F4A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4a44; }
.text { color: #2f4a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 74 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4a44, #2f434a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F4A44?: #2F4A44 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 #2F4A44?: The RGB value is 47, 74, 68: 47 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4A44?: The complementary color is #4A2F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.