What color is #2F7314?

#2F7314 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F7314?

The RGB value is 47, 115, 20: 47 red, 115 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F7314?

The complementary color is #581473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F7314?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F7314 color

#2F7314 rgb(47, 115, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F7314 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 45.1% green and 7.8% blue (47, 115, 20).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 70% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#2F7314 color codes

HEX	`#2F7314`
RGB	`rgb(47, 115, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 45.1%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 70%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 83%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 83%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.64, -38.96, 42.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.64, 57.53, 132.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.429, 12.916, 2.763)`
Decimal	`3109652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F7314, 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 #2F7314	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F7314 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #2F7314 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f7314; }
.text { color: #2f7314; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f7314; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 115 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f7314, #147328); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F7314?: #2F7314 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F7314?: The RGB value is 47, 115, 20: 47 red, 115 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F7314?: The complementary color is #581473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F7314?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.