What color is #2F8D53?

#2F8D53 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F8D53?

The RGB value is 47, 141, 83: 47 red, 141 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F8D53?

The complementary color is #8D2F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F8D53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F8D53 color

#2F8D53 rgb(47, 141, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F8D53 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 55.3% green and 32.5% blue (47, 141, 83).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 50% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#2F8D53 color codes

HEX	`#2F8D53`
RGB	`rgb(47, 141, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 55.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 50%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 67%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 41%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, -41.13, 23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 47.17, 150.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.257, 20.277, 11.45)`
Decimal	`3116371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F8D53, 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 #2F8D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F8D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #2F8D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f8d53; }
.text { color: #2f8d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f8d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 141 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f8d53, #2f8d82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F8D53?: #2F8D53 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F8D53?: The RGB value is 47, 141, 83: 47 red, 141 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F8D53?: The complementary color is #8D2F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F8D53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.