What color is #2F694C?

#2F694C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F694C?

The RGB value is 47, 105, 76: 47 red, 105 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F694C?

The complementary color is #692F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F694C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F694C color

#2F694C rgb(47, 105, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F694C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 41.2% green and 29.8% blue (47, 105, 76).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#2F694C color codes

HEX	`#2F694C`
RGB	`rgb(47, 105, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 41.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 55%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 28%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.96, -26.5, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.96, 28.56, 158.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.528, 11.229, 8.607)`
Decimal	`3107148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F694C, 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 #2F694C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F694C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #2F694C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f694c; }
.text { color: #2f694c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f694c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 105 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f694c, #2f6969); }

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Questions

What color is #2F694C?: #2F694C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F694C?: The RGB value is 47, 105, 76: 47 red, 105 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F694C?: The complementary color is #692F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F694C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.