What color is #2F8A73?

#2F8A73 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 #2F8A73?

The RGB value is 47, 138, 115: 47 red, 138 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F8A73?

The complementary color is #8A2F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F8A73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F8A73 color

#2F8A73 rgb(47, 138, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F8A73 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 54.1% green and 45.1% blue (47, 138, 115).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 49% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#2F8A73 color codes

HEX	`#2F8A73`
RGB	`rgb(47, 138, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 54.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 49%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 66%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -32.56, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 32.87, 172.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.354, 20.018, 19.376)`
Decimal	`3115635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F8A73, 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 #2F8A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F8A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #2F8A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f8a73; }
.text { color: #2f8a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f8a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 138 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f8a73, #2f738a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #2F8A73?: #2F8A73 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 #2F8A73?: The RGB value is 47, 138, 115: 47 red, 138 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F8A73?: The complementary color is #8A2F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F8A73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.