What color is #2F8567?

#2F8567 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F8567?

The RGB value is 47, 133, 103: 47 red, 133 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F8567?

The complementary color is #852F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F8567?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F8567 color

#2F8567 rgb(47, 133, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F8567 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 52.2% green and 40.4% blue (47, 133, 103).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 48% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#2F8567 color codes

HEX	`#2F8567`
RGB	`rgb(47, 133, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 52.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 48%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 65%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.93, -33.29, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.93, 34.41, 165.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.007, 18.357, 15.74)`
Decimal	`3114343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F8567, 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 #2F8567	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F8567 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	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 #2F8567 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f8567; }
.text { color: #2f8567; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f8567; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 133 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f8567, #2f7885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #2F8567?: #2F8567 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F8567?: The RGB value is 47, 133, 103: 47 red, 133 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F8567?: The complementary color is #852F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F8567?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.