What color is #2F8B7F?

#2F8B7F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F8B7F?

The RGB value is 47, 139, 127: 47 red, 139 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F8B7F?

The complementary color is #8B2F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F8B7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F8B7F color

#2F8B7F rgb(47, 139, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F8B7F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 54.5% green and 49.8% blue (47, 139, 127).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 49% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#2F8B7F color codes

HEX	`#2F8B7F`
RGB	`rgb(47, 139, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 54.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 49%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 66%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, -29.78, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 29.82, 182.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.234, 20.6, 23.301)`
Decimal	`3115903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F8B7F, 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 #2F8B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F8B7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #2F8B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f8b7f; }
.text { color: #2f8b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f8b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 139 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f8b7f, #2f698b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F8B7F?: #2F8B7F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F8B7F?: The RGB value is 47, 139, 127: 47 red, 139 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F8B7F?: The complementary color is #8B2F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F8B7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.