What color is #2F673E?

#2F673E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F673E?

The RGB value is 47, 103, 62: 47 red, 103 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F673E?

The complementary color is #672F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F673E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F673E color

#2F673E rgb(47, 103, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F673E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 40.4% green and 24.3% blue (47, 103, 62).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#2F673E color codes

HEX	`#2F673E`
RGB	`rgb(47, 103, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 40.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 54%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 40%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.99, -28.52, 17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.99, 33.55, 148.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.892, 10.652, 6.249)`
Decimal	`3106622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F673E, 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 #2F673E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F673E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2F673E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f673e; }
.text { color: #2f673e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f673e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 103 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f673e, #2f675a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F673E?: #2F673E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F673E?: The RGB value is 47, 103, 62: 47 red, 103 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F673E?: The complementary color is #672F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F673E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.