What color is #2F5040?

#2F5040 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F5040?

The RGB value is 47, 80, 64: 47 red, 80 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F5040?

The complementary color is #502F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F5040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F5040 color

#2F5040 rgb(47, 80, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F5040 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 31.4% green and 25.1% blue (47, 80, 64).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#2F5040 color codes

HEX	`#2F5040`
RGB	`rgb(47, 80, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 31.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 41%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.14, -16.27, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.14, 17.23, 160.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.966, 6.712, 5.883)`
Decimal	`3100736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F5040, 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 #2F5040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F5040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #2F5040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f5040; }
.text { color: #2f5040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f5040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 80 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f5040, #2f5050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2F5040?: #2F5040 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F5040?: The RGB value is 47, 80, 64: 47 red, 80 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F5040?: The complementary color is #502F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F5040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.