What color is #2F4F37?

#2F4F37 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4F37?

The RGB value is 47, 79, 55: 47 red, 79 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4F37?

The complementary color is #4F2F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4F37 color

#2F4F37 rgb(47, 79, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F4F37 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 31% green and 21.6% blue (47, 79, 55).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% 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 9.15:1).

#2F4F37 color codes

HEX	`#2F4F37`
RGB	`rgb(47, 79, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 31%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 41%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 30%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.57, -17.78, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.57, 20.67, 149.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.658, 6.472, 4.617)`
Decimal	`3100471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4F37, 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 #2F4F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #2F4F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4f37; }
.text { color: #2f4f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 79 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4f37, #2f4f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2F4F37?: #2F4F37 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4F37?: The RGB value is 47, 79, 55: 47 red, 79 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4F37?: The complementary color is #4F2F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.