What color is #2F682F?

#2F682F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F682F?

The RGB value is 47, 104, 47: 47 red, 104 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F682F?

The complementary color is #682F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F682F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F682F color

#2F682F rgb(47, 104, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F682F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 40.8% green and 18.4% blue (47, 104, 47).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Bucolic (#1B6634), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#2F682F color codes

HEX	`#2F682F`
RGB	`rgb(47, 104, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 40.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 55%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 55%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.09, -31.57, 26.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.09, 41.09, 140.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.635, 10.71, 4.406)`
Decimal	`3106863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F682F, 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 #2F682F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F682F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #2F682F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f682f; }
.text { color: #2f682f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f682f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 104 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f682f, #2f684c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2F682F?: #2F682F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F682F?: The RGB value is 47, 104, 47: 47 red, 104 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F682F?: The complementary color is #682F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F682F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.