What color is #2F5C35?

#2F5C35 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 #2F5C35?

The RGB value is 47, 92, 53: 47 red, 92 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F5C35?

The complementary color is #5C2F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F5C35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F5C35 color

#2F5C35 rgb(47, 92, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F5C35 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 36.1% green and 20.8% blue (47, 92, 53).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#2F5C35 color codes

HEX	`#2F5C35`
RGB	`rgb(47, 92, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 36.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 42%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, -24.93, 17.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 30.61, 144.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.642, 8.515, 4.714)`
Decimal	`3103797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F5C35, 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 #2F5C35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F5C35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #2F5C35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f5c35; }
.text { color: #2f5c35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f5c35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 92 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f5c35, #2f5c4c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F5C35?: #2F5C35 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 #2F5C35?: The RGB value is 47, 92, 53: 47 red, 92 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F5C35?: The complementary color is #5C2F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F5C35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.