What color is #2F5633?

#2F5633 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F5633?

The RGB value is 47, 86, 51: 47 red, 86 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F5633?

The complementary color is #562F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F5633?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F5633 color

#2F5633 rgb(47, 86, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F5633 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 33.7% green and 20% blue (47, 86, 51).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#2F5633 color codes

HEX	`#2F5633`
RGB	`rgb(47, 86, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 33.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 45%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 41%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.92, -22.29, 16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.92, 27.54, 144.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.097, 7.499, 4.31)`
Decimal	`3102259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F5633, 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 #2F5633	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F5633 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #2F5633 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f5633; }
.text { color: #2f5633; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f5633; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 86 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f5633, #2f5647); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F5633?: #2F5633 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F5633?: The RGB value is 47, 86, 51: 47 red, 86 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F5633?: The complementary color is #562F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F5633?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.