What color is #2F6F3B?

#2F6F3B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F6F3B?

The RGB value is 47, 111, 59: 47 red, 111 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F6F3B?

The complementary color is #6F2F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F6F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F6F3B color

#2F6F3B rgb(47, 111, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F6F3B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 43.5% green and 23.1% blue (47, 111, 59).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 41% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#2F6F3B color codes

HEX	`#2F6F3B`
RGB	`rgb(47, 111, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 43.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 41%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 58%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 47%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.67, -32.74, 22.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.67, 39.94, 145.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.646, 12.288, 6.106)`
Decimal	`3108667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F6F3B, 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 #2F6F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F6F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #2F6F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f6f3b; }
.text { color: #2f6f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f6f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 111 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f6f3b, #2f6f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #2F6F3B?: #2F6F3B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F6F3B?: The RGB value is 47, 111, 59: 47 red, 111 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F6F3B?: The complementary color is #6F2F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F6F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.