What color is #2F5728?

#2F5728 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 #2F5728?

The RGB value is 47, 87, 40: 47 red, 87 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F5728?

The complementary color is #502857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F5728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F5728 color

#2F5728 rgb(47, 87, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F5728 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 34.1% green and 15.7% blue (47, 87, 40).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#2F5728 color codes

HEX	`#2F5728`
RGB	`rgb(47, 87, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 34.1%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 54%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 54%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.08, -24.66, 22.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.08, 33.62, 137.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.963, 7.574, 3.207)`
Decimal	`3102504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F5728, 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 #2F5728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F5728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #2F5728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f5728; }
.text { color: #2f5728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f5728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 87 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f5728, #285739); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F5728?: #2F5728 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 #2F5728?: The RGB value is 47, 87, 40: 47 red, 87 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F5728?: The complementary color is #502857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F5728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.