What color is #2F6E47?

#2F6E47 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F6E47?

The RGB value is 47, 110, 71: 47 red, 110 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F6E47?

The complementary color is #6E2F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F6E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F6E47 color

#2F6E47 rgb(47, 110, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F6E47 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 43.1% green and 27.8% blue (47, 110, 71).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#2F6E47 color codes

HEX	`#2F6E47`
RGB	`rgb(47, 110, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 43.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 57%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.55, -29.99, 15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.55, 33.9, 152.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.885, 12.21, 7.901)`
Decimal	`3108423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F6E47, 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 #2F6E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F6E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #2F6E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f6e47; }
.text { color: #2f6e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f6e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 110 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f6e47, #2f6e67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #2F6E47?: #2F6E47 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F6E47?: The RGB value is 47, 110, 71: 47 red, 110 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F6E47?: The complementary color is #6E2F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F6E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.