What color is #2F4E3A?

#2F4E3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4E3A?

The RGB value is 47, 78, 58: 47 red, 78 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4E3A?

The complementary color is #4E2F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4E3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4E3A color

#2F4E3A rgb(47, 78, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F4E3A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 30.6% green and 22.7% blue (47, 78, 58).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#2F4E3A color codes

HEX	`#2F4E3A`
RGB	`rgb(47, 78, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 30.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 40%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 26%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.3, -16.56, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.3, 18.52, 153.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.66, 6.358, 4.984)`
Decimal	`3100218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4E3A, 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 #2F4E3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4E3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #2F4E3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4e3a; }
.text { color: #2f4e3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4e3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 78 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4e3a, #2f4e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2F4E3A?: #2F4E3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4E3A?: The RGB value is 47, 78, 58: 47 red, 78 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4E3A?: The complementary color is #4E2F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4E3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.