What color is #2F5834?

#2F5834 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 #2F5834?

The RGB value is 47, 88, 52: 47 red, 88 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F5834?

The complementary color is #582F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F5834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F5834 color

#2F5834 rgb(47, 88, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F5834 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 34.5% green and 20.4% blue (47, 88, 52).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#2F5834 color codes

HEX	`#2F5834`
RGB	`rgb(47, 88, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 34.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 41%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.63, -23.12, 16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.63, 28.41, 144.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.282, 7.831, 4.481)`
Decimal	`3102772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F5834, 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 #2F5834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F5834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #2F5834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f5834; }
.text { color: #2f5834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f5834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 88 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f5834, #2f5848); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2F5834?: #2F5834 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 #2F5834?: The RGB value is 47, 88, 52: 47 red, 88 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F5834?: The complementary color is #582F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F5834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.