What color is #2F5F50?

#2F5F50 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F5F50?

The RGB value is 47, 95, 80: 47 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F5F50?

The complementary color is #5F2F3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F5F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F5F50 color

#2F5F50 rgb(47, 95, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F5F50 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 37.3% green and 31.4% blue (47, 95, 80).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 34% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#2F5F50 color codes

HEX	`#2F5F50`
RGB	`rgb(47, 95, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 37.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 34%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 51%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 16%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, -20.41, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 20.72, 170.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.712, 9.367, 9.042)`
Decimal	`3104592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F5F50, 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 #2F5F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F5F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #2F5F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f5f50; }
.text { color: #2f5f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f5f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 95 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f5f50, #2f565f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #2F5F50?: #2F5F50 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F5F50?: The RGB value is 47, 95, 80: 47 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F5F50?: The complementary color is #5F2F3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F5F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.