What color is #2F5933?

#2F5933 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F5933?

The RGB value is 47, 89, 51: 47 red, 89 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F5933?

The complementary color is #592F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F5933?

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.

#2F5933 color

#2F5933 rgb(47, 89, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F5933 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 34.9% green and 20% blue (47, 89, 51).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 31% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#2F5933 color codes

HEX	`#2F5933`
RGB	`rgb(47, 89, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 34.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 31%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 43%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.96, -23.81, 17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.96, 29.58, 143.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.342, 7.988, 4.392)`
Decimal	`3103027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F5933, 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 #2F5933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F5933 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 #2F5933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f5933; }
.text { color: #2f5933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f5933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 89 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f5933, #2f5948); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F5933?: #2F5933 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F5933?: The RGB value is 47, 89, 51: 47 red, 89 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F5933?: The complementary color is #592F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F5933?: 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.