What color is #2F642F?

#2F642F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F642F?

The RGB value is 47, 100, 47: 47 red, 100 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F642F?

The complementary color is #642F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F642F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F642F color

#2F642F rgb(47, 100, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F642F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 39.2% green and 18.4% blue (47, 100, 47).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#2F642F color codes

HEX	`#2F642F`
RGB	`rgb(47, 100, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 39.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 53%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 53%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.7, -29.76, 24.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.7, 38.62, 140.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.242, 9.923, 4.275)`
Decimal	`3105839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F642F, 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 #2F642F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F642F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #2F642F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f642f; }
.text { color: #2f642f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f642f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 100 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f642f, #2f644a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2F642F?: #2F642F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F642F?: The RGB value is 47, 100, 47: 47 red, 100 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F642F?: The complementary color is #642F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F642F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.