What color is #2F5843?

#2F5843 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F5843?

The RGB value is 47, 88, 67: 47 red, 88 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F5843?

The complementary color is #582F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F5843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F5843 color

#2F5843 rgb(47, 88, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F5843 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 34.5% green and 26.3% blue (47, 88, 67).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#2F5843 color codes

HEX	`#2F5843`
RGB	`rgb(47, 88, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 34.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 24%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.96, -19.92, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.96, 21.38, 158.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.675, 7.989, 6.552)`
Decimal	`3102787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F5843, 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 #2F5843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F5843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #2F5843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f5843; }
.text { color: #2f5843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f5843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 88 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f5843, #2f5857); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F5843?: #2F5843 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F5843?: The RGB value is 47, 88, 67: 47 red, 88 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F5843?: The complementary color is #582F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F5843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.