What color is #2F532A?

#2F532A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F532A?

The RGB value is 47, 83, 42: 47 red, 83 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F532A?

The complementary color is #4E2A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F532A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F532A color

#2F532A rgb(47, 83, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F532A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 32.5% green and 16.5% blue (47, 83, 42).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#2F532A color codes

HEX	`#2F532A`
RGB	`rgb(47, 83, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 32.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 49%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.71, -22.34, 19.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.71, 29.98, 138.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.683, 6.958, 3.286)`
Decimal	`3101482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F532A, 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 #2F532A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F532A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #2F532A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f532a; }
.text { color: #2f532a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f532a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 83 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f532a, #2a533a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #2F532A?: #2F532A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F532A?: The RGB value is 47, 83, 42: 47 red, 83 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F532A?: The complementary color is #4E2A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F532A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.