What color is #2F8763?

#2F8763 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F8763?

The RGB value is 47, 135, 99: 47 red, 135 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F8763?

The complementary color is #872F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F8763?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F8763 color

#2F8763 rgb(47, 135, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F8763 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 52.9% green and 38.8% blue (47, 135, 99).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 48% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Primal Green (#11875D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#2F8763 color codes

HEX	`#2F8763`
RGB	`rgb(47, 135, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 52.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 48%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 65%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.49, -35.16, 11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.49, 37.08, 161.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.087, 18.832, 14.8)`
Decimal	`3114851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F8763, 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 #2F8763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F8763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #2F8763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f8763; }
.text { color: #2f8763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f8763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 135 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f8763, #2f7f87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F8763?: #2F8763 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F8763?: The RGB value is 47, 135, 99: 47 red, 135 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F8763?: The complementary color is #872F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F8763?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.